African Slang Words Starting With "M"

ምጽዋዕ ሂት ዌቭ - ማዕበል ሙቐት ምጽዋዕ (Massawa heat wave)

ምጽዋዕ ቫይብስ - ሃዋህው ምጽዋዕ (Massawa vibes - Massawa atmosphere)

Common masses

Canto tradicional (Traditional singing)

Estilo musical da Beira (Beira musical style)

Barragem de Massingir (Massingir Dam)

Pessoa difícil, chata (Difficult, annoying person)

Big plan → Big plan

Smartphone (slang (lit. 'machine')")

Bwana/mkuu (Master/boss)

Version finale d'une chanson (Final version of a song)

San fila faraji licence kan (Two years added to license)

Ho qetela / Finalize

Masterização (Mastering)

Audio mastering

Master à l'étranger

Umuyobozi w'ibirori (Party leader)

Cours magistral (Master class)

Attend masterclass (Attend masterclass)

Classe de maître (Masterclass)

Expert teaching (Expert teaching)

ማስተሪንግ/ማስተሪንግ (Mastering) - mastering

Igihangano (Work of art)

Create a masterpiece (Make something great)

Uzamili (Masters)

Meesters graad (Master's degree)

Shahada ya pili (Second degree)

Masters (Advanced degree)

ሁለተኛ ዲግሪ/ሁለተኛ ዲግሪ (Huletegna degree) - masters degree

Entreprise énorme (Huge company) - metaphor

Mastura (Covered/modest)

Péché (Sin)

Mat (Floor covering)

To leave or go (like “make myself scarce”; possibly from “muzakata” or English “hit the mat” to run).

Matatu (Public van)

Utamaduni wa matatu (Matatu culture)

متنسانيش - Don't forget me

متقلقش - Don't worry

ماتش - Match

Coller, attacher (To stick, attach)

ማታ/ማታ (Mata) - evening

Monter/grimper (Climb/go up)

Floresta/boske (Floresta/bosque) (Forest/woods)

Tira mau humor (Tirar mau humor) (Remove bad mood)

Pekenu almosu/kafé (Pequeno almoço/café) (Breakfast/morning snack)

Matar fome (Kill hunger)

Deixar louco de amor (Drive crazy with love)

Apaxoná loku (Apaixonar loucamente) (Fall crazy in love)

Matar saudades; reencontrar / To catch up; reunite after missing someone

Passar tempo; fazer algo para ocupar-se / To kill time; do something to stay busy