posho

/ (ˈpɔʃɔ) /

noun East African

corn meal

payment of workers in foodstuffs rather than money

Nearby words

posen, poser, poseur, posey, posh, posho, posigrade rocket, posit, positif, position, position angle

Word Origin for posho

from Swahili

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Examples from the Web for posho

One winter night, Posho Wembore sneaked into the exclusive whites-only club of the Hotel Pourquoi Pas?
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