noun
also xo·sa ˈkō]sə, ˈkȯ], ]zə
( plural xhosa -ə ; or xhosas -əz ; or ama·xho·sa |amə+\ ; or ama·xo·sa or ama·ko·sa also xosa or xosas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Ngoni Bantu-speaking people of eastern Cape Province related to the Zulu
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Bantu language of the Xhosa people closely related to Zulu and Swazi with which it forms the Ngoni group