Browse African Slang

Zũ-noy (Head/leader - Mooré)

Pilon (Pestle)

Marche (Walk)

Saison sèche (Dry season)

Payer (Pay)

Zẽ-sõngre (Sit well - comfortable)

Deliberately tacky yet cool in a uniquely South African way.

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

An African term starting with the prefix 'zi', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'gir' ...

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

An African term starting with the prefix 'zi', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'wopud...

Vendedor ambulante no trânsito (Traffic vendor)