African Slang Words Starting With "E"

ኤርትራዊ ኤክሰለንስ - ኤርትራዊ ብሉጽነት (Eritrean excellence)

ኤርትራዊ ፕራውድ - ኩሩዕ ኤርትራዊ (Proud Eritrean)

Irmão mais velho (Older brother)

Windhoek suburb (City area)

Land washing (Land washing)

Fights coastal erosion

Erreur corrigée (Error corrected)

Erreur (Error)

እርሳስ/እርሳስ (Ersas) - pencil

እርሻ/እርሻ (Ersha) - farming

Eru (Traditional vegetable dish)

Fusión de eru (Eru fusion)

Herb delivery

Vergüenza, pena (Shame, embarrassment)

أسبوع - Week

ኤስካሌተር/ኤስካሌተር (Escalator) - escalator

Sitebhisi lesihambako (Moving stairs)

Pêxi ku áuga kenti (Peixe com água quente) (Fish with hot water)

Dɔgɔyɔrɔ sira kan, repos route (Rest place on road, stopover)

Port of call (French)

Tohatra / Stairs

اسكيب روم (Escape room)

Mollusque (Snail)

Fanandevozana / Slavery

School abandonment

Remote learning via messaging

Appearance school

Reality school

Ghost school

Skondê skondê (Esconde esconde) (Hide and seek)

Ocultar (To hide)

Mpanatitra tena / Escort (Escort / Companion)

Limpar os dentes (To brush teeth)

Literally 'swindler,' but in Guinean usage it means a two-faced, untrustworthy person. Calling someone 'escroc' implies ...

Fanaovana hosoka / Escroquerie (Fraud / Swindle)

Korta figura (Cortar figura) (Sculpture)

Thank you (Thank you)

Esele (Donkey)

Joie, plaisir (Joy, pleasure)

Joie/bonheur (Joy/happiness)

Effort reward

Open sewer

Eshabwe (Ghee sauce from Western Uganda)

What's wrong with you

Kijiji (Village)

Eshri (Buy)

قشطة - Cream (awesome)

Great because...

Anger (Rage)

Kazi kwa Kimaasai (Work in Maasai)