Fingo

British  

/ ˈfɪŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. a member of a Xhosa-speaking people settled in southern Africa in the Ciskei and Transkei: originally refugees from the Zulu wars of conquest

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Example Sentences

By the system of intelligence that he maintained, Rhodes learned of the frame-up, the whereabouts of the boy, and furthermore, that he was in love with a Fingo girl.

From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick

A promise of a farm was made to the Fingo and Kafir contingent, but that promise still remains unfulfilled.

From Native Life in South Africa by Plaatje, Sol (Solomon Tshekisho)

The Fingo boy, who had handed the diamond to Laure in the tunnel, entered the room, and standing near the door waited for him to speak.

From An I.D.B. in South Africa by Vescelius-Sheldon, Louise

Now, beacons blazed, the silent heralds of glad tidings; the very Fingo kraals adjacent to the town sent forth shouts, and torches flitted from hut to hut.

From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet

At this period, damaged biscuit was served out for the horses, and the Fingo women at Fort Beaufort were well paid to cut grass for the starving chargers.

From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet