Amakosa

English

Etymology

From Xhosa amaXhosa.

Noun

Amakosa (plural Amakosas or Amakosa)

1. (archaic) A member of the Xhosa people.
   • 1837, The Asiatic Journal, page 181:

     This gentleman, in relating the causes of the invasion, states that the Caffres are divided into three great nations — the Amakosas, the Tambookies, and the Amapondas; […]