Browse African Slang

Makossa (Cameroon dance)

Makossa (Popular music genre)

Makossa step (Dance move)

Makoya (Whites/Europeans)

Date pastry

مقروض (Date pastry)

مكسب - Profit/Gain

Mahaal shogol (Office/workplace)

College library

Village library

Maktaba za umma (Public libraries)

مكتوب - Written/Destined

مكتوب (Written / destined)

Pâte fermentée (Fermented paste)

Petite monnaie (Small change)

Cassava sticks

Nyatsi / Motho oa bobeli (Side chick / Second person)

Amigos em changana (Friends in Changana)

Shona for “competition.” Used in slang to talk about rivalry or competitive situations (even love rivals).

Mal (Bad/badly)

Mal agradecido (Ungrateful)

Impopulaire (Unloved)

ملعب - Stadium/Field

Persona de Malabo (Person from Malabo)

Magia matutina de Malabo (Malabo morning magic)

Sarcasmo malabense (Malabo sarcasm)

Maladie (Sickness)

Maladie vaincue (Disease defeated)

Fiamboniana malagasy / Malagasy excellence

Fo malagasy / Malagasy heart

Fierté malgache / Malagasy pride

Mampalahelo / Tsy tsara (Sad / Not good)

Malaika/kiumbe mzuri (Angel/good being)

Pessoa que vive de esquemas (Person who lives off schemes)

ملاك - Angel (term of endearment)

Jaw shamal (Northern atmosphere)

Hay malakia (Malakia area)

Bebida alcohólica local (Local alcoholic drink)

Maestro cervecero de malamba (Malamba brew master)

Bon/bien (Good/well)

Très bien (Very good)

Esperto das ruas (Street smart)

Slippers/flip-flops, used to indicate a very relaxed or poor state.

Malaria (Fever sickness)

Humma (Fever disease)

Experto en malaria por experiencia (Malaria expert by experience)

Malária pegou (Got malaria)

Malaria season - Period of high malaria cases

Época de malaria (Malaria season)

Malatsi (Days)