African Slang Words Starting With "Z"

Mutanen Zarma (Zarma people)

Aboki, dan uwa (Friend, brother)

Rawa mai ƙarfi (Energetic dance)

Zazzabi (Fever)

Taron addini (Religious gathering)

Ruwan yakuwa (Hibiscus drink)

Yin ta yawo (Hanging around)

Means flashy or show-off, often for someone dressing too extravagantly. Possibly onomatopoeic or from local dialect

Rawar zouk (Zouk dance)

A term for very spicy stew or hot gossip (figuratively 'peppery'). If someone brings hot news, friends say 'voici le zou...

Ƙauna, so (Love, affection)

Means 'very/too much.' Youth mix it into French: 'il est zé bête' (he's very stupid). From Hausa intensifier 'ze'