woza, verb intransitive

/ˈwɔ(ː)za/
Origin:
IsiZuluShow more IsiZulu, imperative formed on -za come.
Used especially among isiZulu speakers, always in the imperative or subjunctive: ‘come’, ‘come here’.
1949 O. Walker Proud Zulu (1951) 145The umNdlunkulu girls..emerged from their enclosure shouting: ‘Wo-Za! Wo-Za-ke! Wo-Za-lapa! Come Come! Come here!’
1951 O. Walker Shapeless Flame 265She..put her head out of a side window and shouted down into the yard: ‘Woza! Come ’ere, Daniel. Gijima!’
1983 N.S. Ndebele Fools 88School is out...Children..are shouting: ‘Woza weekend!’
1987 E. Makhanya in Sowetan 28 Dec. 8Woza Monday, honey.
‘come’, ‘come here’.
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worst, adjectiveadj.woza-woza, nounn.
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