Browse African Slang

To share private romantic or sexual exploits publicly (to brag or gossip about someone you've been with). It's frowned u...

Parque nacional / santuário (National park / sanctuary)

Instrumento musical tradicional (Traditional musical instrument)

Fête avec crêpes (Party with pancakes)

Moment du kissar (Pancake time)

Bebida tradicional de milho (Traditional corn drink)

Kisu/chombo cha kukata (Knife/cutting tool)

Good Swahili

Descendre (Go down)

Livre (Book)

Pedra sagrada (Sacred stone)

Zamani (Long ago)

Maore expression

An African term starting with the prefix 'ki', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'tanaw...

Lit (Bed)

Religious sect

ቅጫ ፍትፍት - ምግቢ ቅጫ ፍትፍት (Kitcha fitfit dish)

Cooking area/Cook house (Kitchen)

كيتشن ديزاستر - كارثة المطبخ (kitchen disaster)

Centre innovation cuisine (Kitchen innovation center)

Kichineng / Kitchen

Portador de sabiduría culinaria (Kitchen wisdom holder)

كايتد - Kited

Nguo ya kitamaduni (Traditional clothing)

Kitambaa (Fabric)

Desporto aquático com papagaio (Water sport with kite)

ክትፎ/ጥሬ ስጋ (Raw meat dish)

ክትፎ ቤት/ክትፎ ቤት (Kitfo bet) - raw meat restaurant

Chaise (Chair)

Élégant en lingala (Elegant in Lingala)

Kitoweo/chakula cha ziada (Side dish/extra food)

Kitoza / Hena maina (Kitoza / Dried meat)

Kitso (Knowledge)

Something small (bribe)

Slang for a flophouse or cheap motel (where sketchy things might happen). Usage: Balobi akendeki na kitubu na flamingo n...

Arrière-petit-enfant (Great-grandchild)

Kitunguu/mboga (Onion/vegetable)

Bus station

Emergency center

Worship center

Communication center

Counseling center

Children's center

It's true

Kiuug-raaga (Funeral wake)

Ship crossing

River crossing

Tezitra / Sosotra (Angry / Upset)

From Luganda, means “fake” or “counterfeit.” Commonly used for anything phony or a lie.

Kiwandani/mahali pa kazi (At the factory)