"tsotsitaal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tsotsitaals [plural]
Etymology: From tsotsi (“South African street gangster”) + Afrikaans taal (“language”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|af|taal|t=language}} Afrikaans taal (“language”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tsotsitaal (countable and uncountable, plural tsotsitaals)
  1. (linguistics) Any of a variety of mixed languages spoken mainly in the townships of South Africa. Wikipedia link: tsotsitaal Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: Camtho, Flaaitaal, Flytaal
    Sense id: en-tsotsitaal-en-noun-2Z6DKo-~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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