African Slang Words Starting With "Z"

Abidjan miziki, kamalennin dɔnkili (Abidjan music, youth songs)

Zouglou (Mess/disorder)

Esprit contestataire étudiant (Student protest spirit)

Moment fête ivoirienne (Ivorian party time)

Festival musical (Music festival)

Artiste ou fan de zouglou (Zouglou artist or fan)

Mouvement musical contestataire (Musical protest movement)

Artiste de zouglou (Zouglou artist)

Teenager

Ritmo das Antilhas (Antilles rhythm)

Raqs afriqi (African dance)

Músika karaíba (Música caribenha) (Caribbean music)

Estilo musical / local de dança (Music style / dance venue)

Danser, faire la fête (To dance, party)

Rawar zouk (Zouk dance)

Danser le zouk (To dance zouk)

Danser le zouk (Dance zouk)

Danser le zouk (Dance zouk)

Zoulou (Black person - offensive)

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

Kari zourit (Octopus curry)

Means “girl” or “girlfriend” (Algerian argot for a chick).

Ethnayn (Two)

Murmurer/chuchoter (Whisper)

Clothes

Fromage végétal (Plant cheese)

Planting

Carpets

Blue

زرق، أزرق، حزين (Blue, sad)

Means 'to hang out doing nothing in particular'. From the verb yizrag, youth use it to say they're chilling.

زريق خاص، حليب رائب مميز (Special buttermilk)

Traditional sweet

Zù (Nuit/Night)

Come

Frère/ami en fon (Brother/friend in Fon)

Frère de rue (Street brother)

Take courage

Prends l'intelligence (Get wisdom)

Barulho / brincadeira (Noise / joking)

Zubda (Butter)

Zuchu/msanii wa kike (Zuchu/female artist)

Ƙauna, so (Love, affection)

(Hausa) Literally 'my heart.' A loving way to refer to one's sweetheart. It's like calling someone 'the keeper of my hea...

Brinkadêra (Brincadeira) (Joking around)

Zug-peele (Wise head)

Zug-toore (Hard head/stubborn)

Fool or deceive (from Congo Swahili perhaps).

Zuge (To stand)

Asãu spesífika (Ação específica) (Specific action)