okapana

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okapana (uncountable)

  1. (Namibia) Alternative form of kapana (barbecued meat etc.)
    • 1993, Lazarus Hangula, The Oshakati Human Settlement Improvement Project, page 26:
      Most of these people survive by selling okapana (a term used to designate all kind of fried or cooked food sold in the street).
    • 2013, Danette Jaeb, Walk a Mile in My Shoes:
      She raised N$500 ($62.00 USD, €45,10) from the party and had enough money to start an okapana (cooked meat) business. So, she moved back to Windhoek where she sold okapana, chicken, spiced and cooked matangala (intestines), fat cake, []