kafunda

kafunda noun: a bar (business that sells alcohol).

Noun

kafunda (plural kafundas)

(Uganda) A bar (business that sells alcohol).
- Early discussions around a bottle of beer in the best of Kampala's kafundas of the time?2004, 1994-2004, Reflects On--: Ten Years of Participatory Practice for a Fairer Society, page 4
- Today one can walk in a shop, kafunda or super market and does not have to line up for basic requirement like sugar, salt and soap as a result of the privatisation and reform policy.2005, Divest: A Publication of Privatisation Unit, volume 1, number 1

In those days, you either went for the bottle under the bed - the equivalent of today's 24-hour open Kafundas - or you went to a night club.2009, Patricia Haward, Looking Back: Personal memories of Uganda's troubled past, 1970-2000:
On the other hand, one might find a group of generals at a particular small kafunda (bar) on the street.2014, Ian Clarke, Uganda - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture:
It is common to find women selling molokoni in kafunda joints that abound Kampala.2018 September 2, A. Kadumukasa Kironde II, “Molokoni: Prized Ugandan dish”, in Daily Monitor:

plural	kafundas

What does kafunda mean?: Kafunda means a bar (business that sells alcohol).
How do you use kafunda in a sentence?: In those days, you either went for the bottle under the bed - the equivalent of today's 24-hour open Kafundas - or you went to a night club.
What part of speech is kafunda?: Kafunda is a noun.
What is the plural of kafunda?: The plural of kafunda is kafundas.

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