African Slang Words Starting With "C"

Aneeq (Elegant)

Barragem de Chicamba (Chicamba Dam)

Chick (Girl)

Girl/Babe/Lady (Young woman)

Poultry/Bird meat (Chicken)

Chicken (Chicken)

Small money/Coins (Petty cash)

Proyecto de gallinero (Chicken coop project)

Chicken dance (Wedding dance)

Consequences arrive (Chickens roost)

A colloquial term for the barbecued chicken sold by street vendors, especially in townships. It's usually grilled on an ...

Spice ea kgogo / Chicken spice

Maoto a kgogo / Chicken feet

Vila de Chicumbane (Chicumbane village)

Show off

Hide and seek

Traditional leader/Elder (Chief)

Traditional title holder (Traditional title holder)

Chief (Traditional leader)

Mkuu/kiongozi (Leader/chief)

Sikhulu (Chief)

Mkutano wa chifu (Chief's meeting)

Chiefs palace - Traditional ruler's residence

Traditional title ceremony (Traditional title ceremony)

Chakula kwa Kiluo (Food in Luo)

Alika / Dog

Tradishɔnal lida → Traditional leader

Rag picker

Montant (Amount)

Turnover

Totalin'ny varotra / Vola miditra (Turnover / Money coming in)

Chiffre d'affaires (Turnover)

Chiffre d'affaires (Turnover)

Revenus totaux (Total revenue)

Le chiffre monte (Turnover rises)

Reason/because

That's why

Why?

Mercy/kindness

ችግረም - ችግር (Problem)

Classic Ethiopian phrase meaning “No problem” (literally “no issue”). Often shortened in slang to just “yichigir” joking...

Zona rural de Gaza (Rural Gaza area)

Tambor grande (Big drum)

Desert wind

Comida em ndau (Food in Ndau)

Man living with his in-laws (teased as 'wife’s man') (Origin: Chichewa cultural <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-li...

African polony (orchid tuber dish)

Thief

Love

Amor em Chichewa (Love in Chichewa)