spaza shop

/ (ˈspɑːzə) /

noun

Southern African slang a small informal shop in a township, often run from a private house

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Word Origin for spaza shop

from township slang: dummy, camouflaged

Words nearby spaza shop

spavin, spavined, spawn, spay, spaz, spaza shop, spca, spck, spd, spda, speak
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