abatwa

abatwa (plural abatwa)

1. A tiny spirit being in Zulu folklore.

Inherited from French abattoir (“slaughterhouse, abattoir”).

• IPA^(key): /a.ba.twa/

abatwa

1. slaughterhouse; abattoir

• Klingler, T. A., & Valdman, A. (1998). Dictionary of Louisiana Creole. Indiana Univ. Press.