Now that I’m in Africa it’s no surprise that I have a handful of words
that when I read I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing. Sure we have the
advanced vocabulary English words that clearly my intelligence has not raised
to that level of comprehension, but on the other hand I also thought it would
be cool if I took my time in defining the cultural words.
Kapenta: a type of fish also
known as small fresh water sardine, has several chemical compositions that help
reduce the risk of various diseases including prostate cancer.
Boerewors: type of sausage, popular in South African cuisine. The name comes
from the Afrikaans words boer ("farmer") and wors("sausage"),
and is pronounced [ˈbuːrəvors]
Veldskoen: Southern African walking shoes made from veg tanned
leather or soft rawhide uppers attached to a leather footbed and rubber sole
without tacks or nails.
Badza: Zimbabwean football striker. He has been capped for
the Zimbabwean national team. He was in the Zimbabwean squad for the 2006
African Cup of Nations.
Croon:
To hum or sing softly.
Paraffin: A waxy white or
colorless solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper,
lubricants, and sealing materials. Also called paraffin wax.
Bilharzia: an infestation with or a
resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in
the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
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