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Spaza

🇳🇦 Namibia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Spaza definition 1

Okatando okadidi / small shop (Small informal shop)

"Buy bread at the spaza. (Buy bread at the small shop.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇳🇦 Namibia
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April 2026

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Spaza is a colloquial term used in African communities.

Spaza 🇿🇦 South Africa

Informal tuck shop/store.

"Fetch bread at the spaza."

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🌍 "Spaza" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Spaza

Spaza is a colloquial term used in African communities.
Spaza 🇿🇦 South Africa

Informal tuck shop/store.
Spaza 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Lebenkelana / Spaza shop (Small shop / Spaza shop)

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