Word of the Day [04 Nov 2026]

Tempela

To flex or to show off

Nna nkao tempela, net akerato bolela thata, ke dealer ka action.

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Guinea-Bissau

A small West African country with Portuguese influence, cashew production, and political challenges.

Guinea-Bissau's economy depends heavily on cashew nut exports.

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Guinea

A West African country with mineral riches including bauxite, facing political instability.

Conakry, Guinea's capital, is located on the Atlantic coast on the Tombo Island.

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Groove

South African slang term for the club, tavern, party, all the nice places.

I miss how groove was before lockdown.

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Patla

Someone who is not good at something

Chomi ya ka ke patla ka bolo

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Blesser

A rich, usually older guy who exchanges his money for sexual benefits from young girls and/or boys.

Chomie, I got this new iPhone from my Blesser.

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Lawu

Ilawu is a very offensive term mostly used by Xhosa people to refer to Coloureds.

I saw your friend walking with elinye ilawu.

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Madumbe

South African potato-like tuber (Colocasia esculenta and Colocasia antiquorum), cultivated mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, greyish in colour and rather tasty. From the isiZulu amadumbe .

When I go to KZN, I have to get myself amadumbe.

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Benin

A West African country known as the birthplace of voodoo, with historical kingdoms and growing cotton industry.

We studied the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey in what is now modern Benin.

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Vuvuzela

A plastic horn/trumpet that is mostly blown in soccer matches. It produces a loud monotone note. It became very popular in South Africa in the 1990s. A fan of the Kaizer Chiefs named Freddie "Saddam" Maake says that he invented the vuvuzela.

Don't forget your vuvuzela when we go to the stadium.

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Kula

Ikula is an offensive term used to refer to Indian people.

He speaks like that because he is dating ikula.

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