Browse African Slang

Comida/Almoço (Food/Lunch)

Online learning resources

Biblioteca (Library)

In Guinea-Bissau, as in Portugal, bicha means a queue/line. (It's completely innocuous here, unlike its meaning in Brazi...

Animal do mato (Wild animal)

Ferrari bicycle

Chinese bicycle

Bike used for goods transport

Bicycle taxi

Vida a dois (Life together)

Vida difícil (Hard life)

Vida em Lisboa (Life in Lisbon)

Vendedora (Female vendor)

Bijagó island identity

Bilhete (Ticket)

In Creole, 'Come eat (with us)'. It's an invitation to join a meal, showing hospitality. If you walk in on someone eatin...

Mulher em Balanta (Woman in Balanta)

Bicicleta (Bicycle)

Bissau heart

Eternal Bissau

Bissau in blood

Bissau blood

Strong Bissau-Guinean

Proud Bissau-Guinean

Peanut bitcoin (local cryptocurrency joke)

Dream bitcoin

Unrealistic investment expectations

Mulher em Papel (Woman in Papel)

Pessoa Balanta (Balanta person)

Block unblock cycle

Blockchain (Blockchain)

Bloquear número (Block number)

Tambor Balanta (Balanta drum)

Blue tick anxiety

Bluetooth (Bluetooth)

Boca doce/Falador suave (Sweet talker)

Boca que come sal (Mouth that eats salt)

Boca suja (Dirty mouth)

Bola de trapo (Rag ball)

Arrozal (Rice field)

Bolsa de estudo (Scholarship)

Study scholarship

Empty pocket

Holed pocket

Empty pocket

Natural kindness

Bondoso (Kind)

Open arms

Briga de rua (Street fight)

Brincar na rua (Play on street)