zama-zama

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who works illegally in abandoned mineshafts in order to retrieve metals or minerals.

Word forms

zama-zama zama-zamas

Etymology

From Zulu -zama, stem of ukuzama (“to try, strive, make an attempt to obtain something”).

Related words

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