spaza
/ˈspɑːzə
/noun
(In South Africa) a small unofficial store in a township, often based in a private house.Most Freedom Park residents rely on spazas for their groceries, ‘but those who want to buy bulk usually go to near-by Devland,’ Masuku explains....
- These products are sold on street corners, in garages and in spazas to an unwitting but gullible horde of patients.
- Secondly, small units are attached to many of the homes, to be used as workshops, spazas or anything else.
Origin
Township slang, literally 'camouflaged', of unknown origin.
- well crafted
- well-crammed
- well crank
- well-creamed
- well-created
- well-crested
- well-cropped
- well-crushed
- well-cultivated
- well-cultured
- well curb
- well-curb
- well-cured
- well-curled
- well-curried
- well-curved
- well-cushioned
- well-customed
- well cut
- well day
- well-dealt
- well deck
- well-decked
- well-decker
- well-defenced