spaza
noun/ˈspɑːzə/
/ˈspɑːzə/
(South African English)- a small shop that somebody operates from their home, selling food, drinks, cigarettes, etc. to local people, especially in a townshipWord Origintownship slang, literally ‘camouflaged’, of unknown origin.
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