umfazi

British

/ ʊmˈfɑːzɪ /

noun

an African married woman

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Etymology

Origin of umfazi

Nguni

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umfazi

Mine were the finest, so it was agreed that I was to take Peshauna as my umfazi.

From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by A. W. (Alfred Wilks) Drayson

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