cuca-shop, noun

/ˈkʊkə ˌʃɒp/
Forms:
Also kuca shop.
Origin:
EnglishShow more From Cuca the trade name of an Angolan beer + English shop.
military slang
A trading store, often a liquor outlet, in the northern border area of Namibia.
Note:
Introduced into South African English by soldiers sent on military service to Namibia.
1977 Informant, (army song)Ag pleez Major won’t you take us to the Cuca Shop, That’s the right place if you want a dop.
1980 S. Collett in Optima Vol.28 No.4, 203The cuca shops of Owambo, so-called because they originally sold Angolan beer of that name, are an important..part of the distribution channel; there are an estimated 5 000 spread through Owambo, each catering for an average of about 80 people or 13 households.
1982 Evening Post 17 Aug. 1Nine civilians died when a cuca shop (country general store) owned by a member of the Special Police in SWA/Namibia came under Swapo mortar fire.
1989 S. Johnson in Weekly Mail 10 Feb. 13The Cuca-shop is an allegory of Owamboland’s uncomplaining, almost impish approach to suffering...These unique Namibian shebeens have been social rallying-points for a shattered community.
1995 BBC Focus on Africa Apr.–June 33Ovamboland doesn’t have bars, it has Cuka shops, named after the cheap Angolan beer they used to sell. The regions have literally thousands of Cuka shops.
A trading store, often a liquor outlet, in the northern border area of Namibia.
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