Xhosa

noun

Xho·​sa ˈḵō-sə  ˈhō- 

ˈkō-,

 or  ˈḵȯ-sə,

ˈhȯ-,

ˈkȯ-

1

: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Eastern Cape province

2

: a Bantu language of the Xhosas

Word History

Etymology

Xhosa -xhosa (as in umXhosa a Xhosa person)

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Xhosa

• dystocia
• sclerotia