xhosa
Spanish, noun/ˈsosa/
xhosa is spelled X-H-O-S-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 100,441st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Xhosa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “Xhosa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Grupo étnico que habita en la parte suroriental de Sudáfrica”.
What does xhosa mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineXhosa
noun
- 1
femininemasculineXhosa
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grupo étnico que habita en la parte suroriental de Sudáfrica 2. Lengua níger-congo oficial en Sudáfrica.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of xhosa
- xhosas feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xhosa?
- /ˈsosa/
- [ˈso.sa]
- /ˈxosa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is xhosa in Spanish?
xhosa appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).