African Slang Words Starting With "P"

Noite de pizza (Pizza night)

Pizza ya kitanzania (Local style pizza)

Brinkêdu ki roda (Brinquedo que roda) (Spinning top)

Monnaie (Coins)

Parts

Pièces de rechange

Piña colada (Piña colada)

Farm (Afrikaans).

A country bumpkin, farm boy (Japie = common farm name).

Pâte de manioc fermenté (Fermented cassava paste)

Square/place (French) - gathering spot

Emplacement au marché (Market spot)

Lieu populaire Cotonou (Popular place in Cotonou)

Menelik Square

Place publique (Public square)

Place-là (That place)

ምደባ/ምደባ (Placement)

Investissement (Investment)

Placement (Investment) - French

Wari bila yɔrɔ la ka nafa sɔrɔ (Investment to get profit)

Investir (To invest)

Limit

Plage (Beach)

Beach

Tora-pasika batterie / Plage batterie

Go to beach

Kweba umsebenzi (Stealing work)

Argumentation (Pleading)

Direct speech/Frank talk (Straight talk)

Kara (Complaint)

Complaint

Être attirant (To please)

Flip-flop sandal.

Used to mean an *improvised solution* or *hustle.* (“Make a plan” is common, but youth might just say “plan” for a schem...

Stratégie (Strategy)

Option de secours en amour (Backup option in love)

Similar to spare wheel; a backup lover/relationship.

Alternative (Backup plan)

Plan alternatif activé (Plan B activated)

Plan alternatif nécessaire (Backup plan required)

Alternative toujours prête (Always plan B)

Alternative économique (Economic plan B)

Urban plan

Plan de secours (Emergency plan)

Afrikaans saying meaning 'a plan is yet another plan,' implying we'll improvise something

Plan tracé (Plan drawn)

Plan établi (Plan established)

Região central elevada (Central highland region)

Plank

Plane (Aircraft)