African Slang Words Starting With "P"

Pause thé (Tea break)

Talaka (Poor)

Pauvre (Poor person)

Mahantra / Tsy manana (Poor / Don't have)

Combat contre la pauvreté (Fight against poverty)

Set the way / pioneer.

Sidewalk.

Umnotfo wase-pavement (Pavement economy)

A humorous term for a mutt or mixed-breed dog (implying it's the product of random street matings). It's like calling a ...

The popular spot; where it’s happening" (Chichewa slang)

A filler word that can mean “thing,” “stuff,” or just a vague placeholder; meaning depends on context.

Layt gɔ → Light gone

Apaixonar-se intensamente (To fall deeply in love)

Pássaro madrugador (Early bird)

Paixão (Passion)

Pay (Pay)

Salary/Wages (Payment)

Terugbetaal (Return money)

Letsatsi la tefo / Payment day

Usuku lokuholelwa / Uma kuphuma imali (Salary day / When money comes out)

Esiku lyokufutwa (Day of payment)

Betaaldag lening (Payday loan)

باي ات فوروارد (Pay it forward)

باي تو وين - ادفع لتربح (pay to win)

Umcimbi we-PayPal (PayPal ceremony)

Mintaqa (Area/district)

Salary day (Payday)

Salary day (Payment date)

Betaaldag (Pay day)

Payday (Salary day)

Ryk net wanneer salaris kom (Rich only when salary comes)

Temporary wealth after salary | Tydelike rykdom na salaris

Paie (Pay)

Salaire en retard

To pay

Mandoa / Mamerina vola (Pay / Return money)

Payer comptant (Pay in cash)

From French “pain,” means “bread.” Also used as slang for money (bread).

Payipu (Pipe)

ክፍያ/ክፍያ (Kifia) - payment

Late payment

Money processor (Money processor)

Indlela yekukhokha (Payment way)

Innovation paiement rapide (Rapid payment innovation)

Indawo yekukhokha (Payment place)

دفع آمن (Secure payment)

Indlela yekukhokha (Payment way)

Suburb/Area (Paynesville)

Payo (Father)

Payola system - Pay-for-play in music industry