Browse African Slang

Transformation beauté (Beauty transformation)

Maquilleur/se (Make-up artist)

Bananes plantains (Plantains)

Charcoal plantains

Makepe (Neighborhood)

Espace créatif (Maker space)

Espace créatif local (Local maker space)

Vender en el mercado (To sell at the market)

Makeup (Makeup)

Vipodozi/rangi za uso (Makeup/face colors)

Rujoo tani (Get back together)

Makeup artist (MUA)

ميك أپ آرتست - Makeup artist

Ascenso de maquilladora (Makeup artist rise)

Makeup artist struggle - MUA challenges

No cosmetics/Bare face (Natural face)

Revolución del maquillaje (Makeup revolution)

Contrabando de maquillaje (Makeup smuggling)

Cosmetics center/Beauty room (Makeup center)

Beauty lesson/How-to guide (Cosmetics class)

Makgabe (Traditional sandals)

Makgadikgadi (Salt pans)

Pillow

Dude / chap (Xhosa).

Maky / Ring-tailed lemur

Maquiagem (Makeup)

Sang (Blood)

Carro / veículo (Car / vehicle)

Fixing wrongs (Repairing damage)

Making it (Succeeding)

Creating history (Building past)

Amal taqaddum (Making progress)

Kwenta lokuhle (Doing good things)

Making waves (Creating impact)

Slang verb for eating quickly or devouring food (sound-based, like “munch”).

Cunning/sly

Food/meal

Makoba / Gâteau banane-arachide (Makoba / Banana-peanut cake)

Fat cakes / Vetkoek

Pouvoir, capacité (Power, ability) - Lingala

Major market area (Central market)

Makola stress - Overwhelming Makola market experience

Pieds/jambes (Feet/legs)

Feet of peace

Povo e língua Makonde (Makonde people and language)

Stick fighting

Les nouvelles/potins (News/gossip)

Bavardage de rue (Street gossip)

Young cassava leaves

Musique camerounaise (Cameroonian music)