Browse African Slang

Zakat (Alms giving)

زكاة سيزن - موسم الزكاة (charity season)

ذاكر - ادرس (Study)

Fierté de Zakouma (Zakouma pride - national park)

Sauvage de Zakouma

مذاكرة - Studying

Zakse (Compound)

Copperbelt slang for a 100 Kwacha note (a “blue”).

Olive leaf

Allons-y en Nouchi (Let's go in Nouchi)

Zam-kom (Thank you)

Zam-wende (God's wisdom)

Manger (Eat - slang)

A term for illegal miners who risk their lives to dig for gold in disused mines. By extension, calling someone a zama za...

A term for illegal miners who risk their lives to dig for gold in disused mines. By extension, calling someone a zama za...

زمالك - Zamalek (football club)

Zamalek (Carling Black Label beer)

زملكاوي - Zamalek fan

زمان - Long time ago

Ancien, autrefois (Old, long ago) - Swahili

Dieu (God)

Dieu en Fang (God in Fang)

Caprivi music style (River region sound)

Malchance (Bad luck)

Verde da Zambézia (Zambezia green)

Jɛgɛ tobi, jɛgɛ na (Cooked fish, fish sauce)

Gay man; often used as an insult

Allons-y (Let's go)

Artisanat / Local craft

Expression Zande (Zande expression)

Marché (Market) - Lingala

Chinese market

Fish market

Féticheur (Fetish priest)

Slang for the neighborhood or “hood” (comes from *zanqa*, street).

Vagabondage (Wandering)

Famous from Gaddafi's speech meaning 'alley by alley'. It became slang for a thorough search or going every possible pla...

Gardien traditionnel (Traditional guardian)

Bairro periférico de Luanda (Luanda suburban area)

Ginger

Mélange d'épices (Spice mix)

Zanku (Leg work dance)

Street/alley

زنقة لايف - حياة الزنقة (street life)

Nord de la Côte d'Ivoire (Northern Ivory Coast)

Zanzibar/kisiwa (Zanzibar/island)

Artiste congolais (Congolese artist)

Zaouli (Mask dance)

Zaouré (Age group)

Séducteur (Seducer)