African Slang Words Starting With "C"

To provoke or hype someone (similar to Kenyan usage “encourage aggressively”).

Chochote/kitu chochote (Anything/any thing)

Choco (Pretty girl - slang)

Chocolat, personne noire (Chocolate, black person)

Stylish, cool, or fancy (lit. chocolate) (Origin: Nouchi - Ivorian slang)

Beau garçon (Handsome boy)

Baƙar fata mai kyau (Beautiful dark skin)

Mon chocolat (My chocolate)

Chocolat chaud (Hot chocolate)

Fifty cedi note

شوكولاتة - Chocolate

شوكولاتة (Chocolate)

Cacao premium de la isla (Premium island cocoa)

Cacao premium de Bioko (Premium Bioko cocoa)

Dark beautiful skin (Brown skin)

تشويس ماترز - الاختيار مهم (choice matters)

تشويس باراليسيس (Choice paralysis)

Church singers group (Worship singers)

Church singers/Group (Choir)

Church singers

Kwaya (Choir)

Church singers (Church singers)

Kawras (Singing group)

Kwaya (choir)

Choir practice (Singing rehearsal)

Mazoezi ya kwaya (Choir practice)

Slang for “super tired” (literally “tired bad”).

Fail under pressure (Mess up)

Kunanirwa igihe bikomeye (To fail when it matters)

Etoufe, sok (Choked, shocked)

A twenty rand note. (Origin: Tsotsitaal)

Choko (Bribe/gift)

Mtoto wa mitaani (Street kid)

Thank you very much

Chokwadi (truth)

Cidade de Chokwé (Chokwe city)

Player/womanizer

Cholesterol (Cholesterol)

Umngani / Ikavelave (Friend / Buddy)

Grilled meat

Oku hupa / to kiss (To kiss)

Nyama choma place (Grilled meat place)

Unemployment (French)

Chomage (Unemployment)

Rashin aiki (Unemployment)

Coastal vessel

Kwambiri kwambiri / Koposa (Very very / exceed)

Motsoalle oa haufi-ufi / Kharebe ea ka (Close friend / My girl)

"My close friend."

Friend / mate (esp. Cape).