African Slang Words Starting With "P"

Petit(e) (Young one)

Petit-déjeuner local (Local breakfast)

Petit-déjeuner rapide (Quick breakfast)

Descendant mâle (Grandson)

Petite quantité d'alcool (Small amount of alcohol)

Progressivement (Gradually)

Mdogo mwembamba (Petite)

Borrowed from French, meaning “young girl” or girlfriend in slang context. Usage: Petite na ye aza kitoko – his girl is ...

Vag Petite Anse (Petite Anse waves)

Copine (Girlfriend)

Courte sécheresse (Short dry season)

Petite sœur (Little sister)

Petisyon (Petition)

A cheap 500ml bottle of local liquor (plastic bottle) (Origin: Chichewa slang)

Dinero del petróleo (Oil money)

Dinero del petróleo (Oil money)

Uphethiloli / Into efakwa emotweni (Petrol / What you put in the car)

ቤንዚን/ቤንዚን (Benzin) - petrol

Peterole / Mafura a koloi (Petrol / Car fuel)

Car enthusiast (Vehicle lover)

Petrol money (Transport money)

Pétrole lampant (Kerosene)

Privilegio petrolero (Petroleum privilege)

Trabajador petrolero (Oil worker)

Ouro negro / riqueza (Black gold / wealth)

Petsay / Chou chinois (Chinese cabbage / Bok choy)

Kwita ku bintu bito (To care about small things)

Small-minded / trivial (Insignificant)

Small scale selling (Minor commerce)

Fulbɛ, misibaw, nisitigiw (Fulani, cattle herders)

Comportement typique peul (Typical Fula behavior)

Peulh (Fulani person)

Ethnie nomade (Nomadic ethnic group)

Fulani (Fulani person)

Peuple courageux

Means 'People of Guinea.' Commonly heard in political speeches or debates, now used humorously in everyday talk when add...

Le peuple prospère (People prosper)

Peuple uni (United people)

Très peur

Peur surmontée (Fear overcome)

Birashoboka (Maybe)

Peut-être (Maybe)

Maybe tomorrow (French-Somali)

Near/Close (Proximity)

Nipe moja (Give me one)

Pey kas (Pay money)

Zour peyman (Payday)

Tss / Ugh

Dédain (Disdain)

Clã, linhagem (Clan, lineage)