Browse African Slang

زيادة - Extra/Too much

Too much; extra

Ala ya muziki (Musical instrument)

زغروطة (Ululation)

زقوقو (Pine nuts)

زهر، حظ (Luck)

حظ قوي (Strong luck)

Tour de l'île (Island tour)

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

Continue/add

زيد كمل - استمر (keep going - sarcastic)

Endelea (Continue)

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

Move quickly

En zigzag (Zigzag)

ዝግኒ ፓወር - ሓይሊ ዝግኒ (Zigni power - Spicy meat stew power)

Éviter, esquiver (Avoid, dodge)

No or nah (emphatic refusal).

Hapana kabisa (No way)

Ziim n pa wane (Blood doesn't lie - family bonds are strong)

Musique (Music - short)

Short for music (from musique), but in youth slang 'faire zik' means to make music or jam (often hip-hop). Mali's music ...

ዝክር/ዝክር (Zikir) - memorial

Obrigado influência Chewa (Thank you Chewa influence)

Invocation religieuse (Religious invocation)

Expert at religious chanting

Nothing

Between millennial and Gen Z

Earthquake

ዝልዝል/ዝልዝል (Zilzil) - beef strips

Zimbabwean dollar

Zimbabwean dollar

To leave; to bounce (slang for heading out)" ("Namlish slang")

Zimbabwean dollar

Bairro nos arredores de Maputo (Maputo outskirts neighborhood)

To party or have a wild time (from “Zima” opposite, jokingly meaning turn off inhibitions).

Means “beautiful/pretty.” Used for people or things that are attractive.

Zin (Evil spirits)

Beautiful or nice (Origin: Tunisian Arabic/French)

Metal roof house/Shack (Zinc house)

Danse moderne (Modern dance)

زين، حلو، جميل (Beautiful, attractive)

ዝንጅብል/ዝንጅብል (Ginger)

Zingué (To party/have fun)

Foudre (Lightning)

زنتان (Zintan)

Fou (Crazy)

Igreja ou comunidade religiosa (Church or religious community)

Fichier compressé (Compressed file)

Rapper moçambicano famoso (Famous Mozambican rapper)