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amakwerekwere

amakwerekwere is the plural of kwerekwere.

Meaning of kwerekwere

Noun

kwerekwere (plural amakwerekwere)

  1. (South Africa) A foreign visitor to a township.
    • We came here just like every other nation. Just like Indians, Asians, Europeans. But we are the only people they call ‘kwerekwere’. They call the blacks ‘kwerekwere’, they don’t call the whites ‘kwerekwere’.2000, Nigerian man, interviewed by Zaa Nkweta for Carte Blanche, “Fighting a stereotype”

Questions about amakwerekwere

What is amakwerekwere the plural of?
Amakwerekwere is the plural of kwerekwere.

Words near amakwerekwere in the dictionary

  1. amakihis
  2. amakinite
  3. Amakosa
  4. Amakosas
  5. amakosi
  6. amakwerekwere
  7. amakweta
  8. amakwetha
  9. Amal
  10. amala
  11. amalaita

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