phuzamandla, noun
- Forms:
- Also puzamandla.
- Origin:
- IsiXhosa, isiZuluShow more IsiXhosa and isiZulu phuza (verb) drink + amandla strength.
Among speakers of the Sintu (Bantu) languages: a name for an instant, highly nutritious, fortified soup-powder. Also attributive.
1977 Daily Dispatch 19 Nov. 7Mr Biko drank a beaker of puzamandla (a vitamin drink)..three days before his death.
1978 E. Prov. Herald 3 Mar. (Indaba) 6They served phuzamandla, not as hot soup as the kind that had to simmer, but a type where hot water was added. It was full of nutrition.
a name for an instant, highly nutritious, fortified soup-powder. Also attributive.
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