Browse African Slang

Change

Monnaie faible (Weak currency)

Monnaie rendue (Change given)

Monnfa ho (Don't worry) - Reassurance

Personne âgée, vieux (Elderly person)

Loko tokana / Monochrome

Mifankatia tokana / Monogamous

Monogamy (One partner)

Trabalho de conclusão (Conclusion work)

Bouche (Mouth)

Bouche (Mouth)

Grande gueule (Big mouth)

Mouth of wisdom

Manana irery / Tsy misy mpifaninana (Monopoly / No competition)

Monopole (Monopoly)

Capital city/Town (Monrovia)

Monster (Energy drink)

Multinationale (Multinational) - metaphor

Tendrombohitra / Mountain

Tendrombohitra Ambery / Montagne d'Ambre

Somme (Sum)

Cidade das pedras preciosas (Gemstone city)

Progresser socialement (Rise in rank)

Créer son entreprise (Start one's project)

Método educativo Montessori (Montessori educational method)

Monte não pare rato (Mountain doesn't birth mouse)

Watch

Montre (Watch)

Horloge au poignet (Wristwatch)

Œuvre commémorative (Memorial work)

Monwana (Finger)

Sauce gluante (Slimy sauce)

Vento sazonal (Seasonal wind)

Borrowed from French 'monétaire' (monetary), in Guinea it's slang for a street money-changer. A monétaire is someone who...

Maikutlo / Hoo ke leng (Feeling / That's me)

Estado de espírito (State of mind)

Humeur (Mood)

Hali ya moyo (Heart condition)

Ubao wa hisia (Mood board)

Atmosphere songs (Feeling tunes)

Has frequent mood changes

Changing emotions (Feelings shift)

Maikutlo a feto-fetohang / Changing moods

Moog-n-taaba (Unity is strength)

Mooki (Nurse)

Another casual word for money, similar to moolah elsewhere. South Africans use moola to mean cash in a fun, informal way...

Money

Moolah (Money)

قمر مضيء (Bright moon)

Fases da lua (Moon phases)