A Cuca shop is a Southern African term for a "Shebeen"—an unlicensed house selling alcoholic liquor. The term is used in Namibia and Angola, and is derived from a Portuguese make of Cuca beer, which was available in Angola (then a Portuguese colony) during the 1960s and the 1970s.
A Cuca shop is a Southern African term for a "Shebeen"—an unlicensed house selling alcoholic liquor. The term is used in Namibia and Angola, and is derived from a Portuguese make of Cuca beer, which was available in Angola (then a Portuguese colony) during the 1960s and the 1970s.
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