n 1: a member of the Negroid people of southern South Africa 2: a community of Negroid people in southern South Africa 3: a Bantu language closely related to Zulu
nounEtymology: Xhosa -xhosa (as in umXhosa a Xhosa person) Date: 1801 1. a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Eastern Cape province 2. a Bantu language of the Xhosas
n. & adj. --n. 1 (pl. same or Xhosas) a member of a Bantu people of Cape Province, South Africa. 2 the Bantu language of this people, similar to Zulu. --adj. of or relating to this people or language. Etymology: native name