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Meaning of spaza | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈspɑːzə

Definitions

An informal trading post or convenience store found in townships and remote areas.

South-Africa

Examples

“I walk briskly away from the howling child and the burly cop and the snickering shoppie. And into the first spaza I can find, for a Ghost.”
“The study found that spazas predominantly source their supplies from large wholesalers such as Macro, Metro and Cash and Carry.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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