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Originally refers to gang members or thugs in Accra, but it's also used to describe scam artists or hoodlums. If someone...

أب - Father

አባ/አባት (Father - Oromo)

አበባ/አበባ (Abeba) - flower

Style d'Abéché (Abeche style)

Pidgin for "please," often used when requesting money or a favor. In finance context, someone might say abeg when pleadi...

Travailleur acharné (Hard worker) - metaphor

Abele junction - Plantain and beans combo

Abenegihugu (Citizens)

Palm‑nut soup.

Mwanamke kwa Kiturkana (Woman in Turkana)

አበሻ ልብስ/አበሻ ልብስ (Abesha libs) - traditional clothes

አበሻ ፕራይድ/የአበሻ ኩራት (Abesha pride)

A tag question meaning “right?” or “isn’t it so?”.

Rhetorical question if someone disappears and reappears after a long time (“you vanished like a ghost”).

Merci en Fang (Thank you in Fang)

Abidjan nocturne (Abidjan at night)

Habitant d'Abidjan (Abidjan resident)

أبيليتي كولداون - انتظار القدرة (ability wait time)

Medicina tradicional (Traditional medicine)

Ritual abira (Abira ritual)

Abiria/wasafiri (Passenger/traveler)

قبل - Before

Before (Arabic-French)

Means “ma’am” or “miss,” used sarcastically to refer to a female friend acting bossy or teacher-like. Usage: Okay, abla ...

Beignet de riz (Rice fritter)

Jeune fille en Baoulé (Young girl in Baoulé)

Steamed rice cake

Sacrifice de soi (Self-sacrifice)

ኣቦ/አባት (Father - Tigrinya)

Abo twasangiye ubuse (Step-siblings)

Animal/Stupid person (Animal - used as insult)

Aboa bi (Some animal) - Insult meaning foolish person

Aboa no (That animal) - Insulting reference to someone

Deer hunt festival (Winneba festival)

Quartier d'Abidjan (Abidjan neighborhood)

Gars d'Abobo (Guy from Abobo)

Cargo tricycle (Goods carrier tricycle)

Abogado muy hábil (Very skilled lawyer)

Guardián de tradición abogo (Abogo tradition keeper)

Ami nigérian (Nigerian friend)

አቦል/የመጀመሪያ ቡና (First round coffee)

ኣቦል ፈርስት - ኣቦል ቀዳማይ (First round coffee)

Steamed corn bread (Corn cake)

Steamed corn cake (Corn dumpling)

Ancienne capitale (Former capital)

Beaucoup de produits (Product abundance)

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أبونا - Father (priest)

Frère musulman (Muslim brother)