Xhosa

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊsə, ˈkɔːsə/

noun (plural or Xhosas)

  • 1a member of a South African people traditionally living in the province of Eastern Cape. They form the second-largest ethnic group in South Africa after the Zulus.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Bantu language of the Xhosa, related to Zulu and spoken by over 7 million people.

adjective

  • relating to the Xhosa or their language.

Origin:

from the stem of Xhosa umXhosa (plural amaXhosa)