African Slang Words Starting With "C"

تشين (Chain)

Chain (Chain)

Mkufu (Chain necklace)

Urunigi rw'inshingano (Chain of responsibility)

Leader (Chairman)

Chairman (Head person)

Chairman (Local leader)

Boss/Leader/Person wey dey control things (Boss or person in charge)

Shugaba, babban mutum (Boss, big person)

Important person (Big man)

ቻካ/ቻካ (Chaka) - mud

Ngoma ya wamijikenda (Mijikenda dance)

Wari suguya min bɛ kɛ joona joona (Quick money, fast cash)

Traditional dish

Means “cool” or “great” in youthful Amharic slang. Usage: That new song is chakka! I keep replaying it.

Chakka man (Player/womanizer)

A common term for a drunkard, often used humorously or derisively.

Chakra / Energy center

Centros de energia (Energy centers)

Comida em sena (Food in Sena)

Food

Nourriture (Food) - Swahili

Akil (Food - Swahili)

Food

Chakula cha kasi (Fast food)

Wedding food

Chakula chenye afya (Healthy food)

Chakula cha asili (Local food)

Chakula cha nje (Foreign food)

Chakula cha eneo (Neighborhood food)

Chakula cha mitaani (Street food)

Chakula chetu cha kitamaduni (Our traditional food)

Delicious food

Chakula kwa Kimijikenda (Food in Mijikenda)

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Chale wote artist - Street art festival participant

Hafanana / Heat

Chaleur de la capitale (Capital's heat)

حرارة قاتلة (Deadly heat)

Chaleur extrême (Extreme heat)

Chaleur saharienne (Saharan heat)

Chaleur supportée (Heat endured)

Forte chaleur (Strong heat)

Très grande chaleur (Stifling heat)

(Ghanaian Pidgin, origin Ga) A ubiquitous slang used to address a friend or close person, similar to 'bro,' 'buddy,' or ...

Friend, you understand? (Friend, you get it?)

Swahili for boyfriend (lit. 'guy'). Often 'dem na chali' means girl and her guy. In Sheng, chali is just a boy or man, b...

تشالنج (Challenge)

Gukora ibyo abantu bose bakora (Doing what everyone is doing)

Desafio online (Online challenge)