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zama-zama

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From Zulu -zama, stem of ukuzama (“to try, strive, make an attempt to obtain something”).

noun zama-zamas

  1. South Africa A person who works illegally in abandoned mineshafts in order to retrieve metals or minerals.

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@misc{zama_zama_2026,
  title = {zama-zama},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zama-zama},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}