Nongogo is a vulgar Xhosa term that means a whore.
Ndipeyile namhlanje, I should get unongogo. I got paid today, I should get a whore.
Mkhuluwa is a Xhosa term for older brother. It can also be used as a respectful way of addressing an older man.
Let’s go out, mkhuluwa.
Dzubha is a slang term for a chubby or fat person.
Did you see that dzubha over there?
Bhuti is a Xhosa word for big brother or just to refer to an older man.
I’ll see you tomorrow, bhuti.
Grootie is a respectful term of referring to an older man. It’s a shortened version of grootman (big man).
Sure Grootie, nice seeing you again.
Pere is the Xhosa term for a pear 🍐
Ndifuna ukutya ipere. I want to eat a pear.
Apile is the Xhosa term for an apple.
Ndifuna ukutya i-apile. I want to eat an apple.
Ixelegu is a Xhosa word for a dirty person or a person who just cant be tidy.
I can’t deal with ixelegu.
Itopi is a Xhosa slang term for an old person or old man.
I still cant believe ndishiywe litopi elidala.
Imazi is a Xhosa term for a female animal.
Ndifuna imazi yegusha. I want a female sheep.
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