African Slang Words Starting With "C"

Climat qui change (Climate change)

Transformation populaire (Change from below)

Changement par les citoyens (Change by us)

Évolution positive (Positive change)

Changement à venir (Coming change)

Mobile money changer

Samaki mdogo (Small fish)

A common slang term for a young prostitute, taken from the name of a type of small fish. Somewhat derogatory street term...

Money / notes.

Kasi (township) slang word for money. Chankura means cash, often used in Sotho or Tsotsi-taal. "Ama-chankura" (plural) m...

Light insult meaning slowpoke or dumb (from older term, not too harsh). Usage: Ay chankuse, we missed the turn because y...

Chanmé (Wicked - verlan)

Chanson d'amour (Love song)

Stadium chant

Chant ancestral (Ancestral song)

Le chant s'élève (Song rises)

Traditional song

Chanteur (Singer)

Chanteur (Singer)

Celui qui chante (Singer)

Chanteur traditionnel moderne (Griot singer)

Chanteuse (Female singer)

Wurin aiki, gini (Work site, construction)

Chantier (Workplace/site)

Construction site

Toeram-panorenana / Chantier (Construction site / Work site)

Site construction (Construction site)

Chantier (Construction site - French)

Chantier actif (Active construction site)

Fan singing (Supporter songs)

Chants (Chants)

Piso / solo (Floor / ground)

شاوية بلاين - سهل الشاوية (Chaouia plain)

Akil bi sur'a (Eat quickly)

Chap (To seduce/win over)

Rapidement, vite (Quickly, fast)

To eat. As a verb, chap (from English chop) means to eat food.

Right away, very quickly (from the expression “chop-chop”).

Chap chap (Quickly - from Swahili)

Bi sur'a (Quickly - from Swahili)

Rapidement, vite fait (Quickly, fast)

A minibus taxi, the common public transport van

A minibus taxi, the common public transport van

Transporte coletivo informal (Informal collective transport)

Slang name for the mini-bus taxis (origin: fare was 100 meticais long ago).

Transporte rápido e direto (Fast and direct transport)

An older slang for money, still understood (from Hindi/Gujarati 'chap' for stamp, implying stamped coin). Now mostly rep...

Money

Estudiar intensamente (Study intensely)

Chapati (Flatbread)