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zola
zo-LA
cheap moonshine / neighborhood liquor (slang)
French: alcool de quartier / tord-boyaux (argot)
Bakomela zola makasi pokwa.
They are drinking heavy moonshine this evening.
Ils boivent du fort alcool de quartier ce soir.
Zola — STREET SLANG for low-quality, highly intoxicating locally brewed alcohol. In many Kinshasa quarters zola is a known social hazard; the word appears in songs and warnings.
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