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Huile/Crème (Oil/Cream)

Much oil

Medicinal oil

Huile pour la peau (Skin oil)

Plus d'essence (Out of fuel)

Tsy mora voatohina / Matotra (Strong willed / Determined)

Sauce arachide (Peanut sauce)

Dialect for 'There's none like it' – used to praise something as the best.

Elder respect is crucial

Mag ñi (The elders)

The elderly

In Nigerian scam parlance, maga refers to a gullible victim, especially one who sends money to a fraudster. By extension...

A victim of a scam or a 'fool' in Nigerian Pidgin. Scammers call their gullible targets maga or mugu (meaning fool) whil...

City center

Small town

Your name? (Somali short form)

Magaeng (In the villages)

Distrito litorâneo (Littoral district)

Grande boutique (Store)

Magasin (Store)

Magazeti/majarida (Newspapers/publications)

Chauffeur de taxi en Susu (Taxi driver in Susu)

My crew / my people.

Shona word for “electricity” (used often during power cuts).

Unreliable electricity (lit. 'lights that go')" (Chichewa slang)

Mageu (Traditional drink)

Mageu (Traditional drink)

Market reforms

Literally 'sucker.' Used to refer to a fool who is being duped, especially the victim of a scam. Also used jokingly amon...

Maggi (2-minute noodles)

Maggi (Seasoning cube)

Magharibi/wakati wa jioni (Evening/sunset time)

Defeated

مغرب (Sunset / evening prayer)

مغرب يونيتي - وحدة المغرب (Maghreb unity)

مغربي (Maghrebi)

ماجيك شو - عرض سحري (magic show)

Juge (Judge)

Umantyi (Judge)

Enfant gâté (Spoiled child)

To be broke or have no money (Origin: Nouchi - Ivorian slang)

Ironique (Magnificent)

مقنون (Possessed / nuts)

Magnum (Ice cream bar)

Magnétisme amoureux (Romantic magnetism)

Ferir sentimentos (To hurt feelings)

Old ruins

Combine louche (Shady deal)

Petite combine (Small scheme)

Sem gordura / fino (Thin / skinny)