Advertisement

Advertisement

spaza shop

/ ˈspɑːzə /

noun

  1. slang.
    a small informal shop in a township, often run from a private house
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaza shop1

from township slang: dummy, camouflaged

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


spazS.P.C.A.