African Slang Words Starting With "C"

Coiffeur célèbre (Star hairdresser)

Neighborhood barber

Coiffeuse (Hairdresser)

Coiffure (Hairstyle)

Gyaran gashi, salon (Hairstyle, salon)

Hairstyle

Coiffure africaine moderne (Modern African hairstyle)

Extensions capillaires

Wuri, kusurwa (Place, corner)

Coin (Corner/spot)

Corner (French) - meeting spot

Coin de causerie (Chat corner)

Lieu de rassemblement (Strategic corner)

Coincé (Stuck)

Coins (Coins)

Metal money (Metal money)

Kleingeld, munte (Small money, coins)

Cointreau (Orange liqueur)

Argent de cola, pourboire (Cola money, tip)

Ficar junto / namorar (To get together / date)

Cool weather (Cool weather)

Cold (Cold)

Low temperature/Cool (Chilly)

Cold (Cold weather)

Kuyabanda / Kumakhaza (It's cold / It's freezing)

Cool weather/Chilly (Cold)

Leftover food (Yesterday's food)

Cold cold (Very cold)

Cold di do (It's cold)

Cool weather period (Cold spell)

Omphepo yomhepo (Cold weather coming)

Frozen food store (Frozen food store)

Cool period/Harmattan (Cold weather)

Cool period/Temperature drop (Cold period)

Refrigerated goods/Frozen products (Chilled items)

Frozen food shop (Frozen goods store)

Figuratively, 'peace offering'. To 'give someone cold water to drink' means to appease them and cool their anger.

Tempo de colher produtos (Harvest time)

Apanhá produtu (Apanhar produto) (Harvest)

Thin harvest

Shared harvest

Jeu yeux bandés (Blind man's bluff)

Package

Envoi (Parcel)

Gufatanya (Collaboration)

Collaboration

Samewerking (Collaboration)

Ho sebetsa hammoho / Work together

Collaboration (Collaboration)

Ushirikiano (Collaboration)