African Slang Words Starting With "M"

Pequeno-almoço, café da manhã (Breakfast, morning coffee)

Pequeno-almoço / lanche matinal (Breakfast / morning snack)

Lanche rápido (Quick snack)

Eliminatórias (Playoffs)

Makan tayaraat (Airport)

Prato di folha (Prato de folhas) (Leaf dish)

Barriga cheia; bem alimentado / Full belly; well fed

Corruption (Corruption) - slang

Breakfast (literally “to kill the bug” meaning to kill the morning hunger).

Pot-de-vin (Bribe)

Pot-de-vin, corruption (Bribe, corruption)

Pot-de-vin, corruption (Bribe, corruption)

Jogo tradicional de perseguição (Traditional chase game)

Matahotra / Kanosa (Afraid / Coward)

Skonde-skonde (Esconde-esconde) (Hide and seek)

Nádegas (Nádegas) (Buttocks)

Matakwa/matarajio (Requirements/expectations)

Rubbish/garbage

Plage de Port-Gentil (Port-Gentil beach)

Three-day funeral

Matango bar (Palm wine bar)

Tant (Aunt)

Means big spending or living extravagantly. Implies throwing money around for a good time.

Komida di folha (Comida de folha) (Leaf food)

Traditional dish with cassava leaves (Origin: Mozambican Portuguese/Local)

Impressionar, arrasar (To impress, to kill it)

Matar (Rain)

مطر - Rain

مطار (Airport)

Matar (Airport)

Rain

Beber álcool de manhã (To drink alcohol in the morning)

Mata fomi (Matar fome) (Kill hunger)

Passar o tempo (Kill time)

Trouble. (Famous from “Hakuna matata” = no troubles). Now used playfully.

Minibus taxi

Minibus taxi

Bus saghir (Small bus - from Kenya)

ماتبقاش تسول - لا تبقى تسأل (stop asking)

مطبخ - Kitchen

Matbukh (Cooked)

Matbuq (Printed)

Match (Game/match)

Combinação no Tinder (Tinder match)

Mutual interest/Connection (Dating connection)

Perfect match (Perfect partner)

Game

Ntolatan kelenya, jeu compétition (Playing competition, game competition)

Kombiná (Combinar) (Match)

Match (Mutual interest)