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Checkers

Artista feminina influente (Influential female artist)

Danças culturais locais (Local cultural dances)

Vazamento de dados (Data leak)

Proteção de dados (Data protection)

Descolonização mental (Mental decolonization)

Falecido, morto (Deceased, dead)

Pessoa muito atraente (Very attractive person)

Perder o jogo (Lose the game)

Baixar aplicativo (Download app)

Redução de preço (Discount)

Programa infantil (Children's program)

Resolve, se vira (Solve it, manage)

Festa antes do casamento (Party before wedding)

Clube desportivo (Sports club)

Suco desintoxicante (Detoxifying juice)

Barco tradicional (Traditional boat)

Privacidade digital (Digital privacy)

A playful way to say 'money,' blending dinheiro (Portuguese) with an extra 'i'. Often used in street talk

Formar-se ou graduar-se (To graduate)

Entretenimento (Entertainment)

Fim do casamento (End of marriage)

Bebida tradicional (Traditional drink)

From 'gym', means to work out or lift weights

Conquistar ou seduzir alguém (To conquer or seduce someone)

A kiddie term for the act of sex. Among adults it's used humorously or euphemistically

Professor (Teacher)

Programa informativo (Informative program)

Cidade próxima à Beira (City near Beira)

Cinema ao ar livre (Outdoor cinema)

Street vending or market in the street (also a famous phrase).

Means to shower or bathe (from French douche). Commonly used by urban youth

Nome em Chichewa (Name in Chichewa)

Dança hip-hop moçambicana (Mozambican hip-hop dance)