Browse African Slang

Ensemble pagne traditionnel (Complete traditional outfit)

Means “on the ground” and refers to the *current situation* or *in real life.* Often used to contrast talk versus realit...

WhatsApp father

Absent father

Absent father figure

Versement d'argent (Payment)

Paiement numérique (Digital payment)

Fandoavana amin'ny finday / Mobile payment

Paiement mobile (Mobile payment)

Paillote (Straw shelter)

Bar local (Local bar)

Pain avec beurre

Bakery bread

Sandwich garni (Loaded sandwich)

خبز ساخن (Hot bread)

Pain au chocolat / Mofo chocolat

Pain complet (Whole wheat bread)

Pain de singe (Baobab fruit)

Mofo frantsay / Baguette (French bread / Baguette)

بين از قين (Pain is gain)

Pain quotidien (Daily bread)

Pain sucré (Sweet bread)

Pain-beignet (Bread and fritters)

የህመም ማስታገሻ/የህመም ማስታገሻ (Yehimem mastagesh) - painkiller

ቀለም/ቀለም (Kelem) - paint

ብሩሽ/ብሩሽ (Brush) - paint brush

Umsebenzi wekupenda (Painting work)

بينت سيشن - جلسة رسم (paint session)

Party everywhere (Celebrate wildly)

بينتد روكس - الصخور الملونة (painted rocks)

ቀለም ቀቢ/ቀለም ቀቢ (Kelem kebi) - painter

Expert painter

ስዕል/ስዕል (Seil) - painting

Literally means 'food' (paite = comida), but slang-wise: Paite = a meal or something really good; In street talk, a very...

Paix construite (Peace built)

Lasting peace

Paix stable installée (Established lasting peace)

Paix souhaitée

Paix retrouvée (Peace found)

Paix revenue (Peace returned)

La paix règne (Peace reigns)

Paix sociale (Social peace)

Paix société maintenue (Preserved social peace)

Chercher la paix (Seeking peace)

Paix durable (Lasting peace)

Paix perpétuelle installée (Eternal peace established)

Paixão intensa e repentina (Intense and sudden passion)

Amor intenso (Crazy passion)

Survival passion

بيجاما - Pajama