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

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

Oil; olive oil

Olive oil remedy

Olives

Ziwa/kitu kikubwa (Lake/something big)

Lac (Lake)

Ziwa la mpaka (Border lake)

Ziwa kubwa (Big lake)

Big lake

Water lake

Freshwater lake

Ziwani/kando ya ziwa (By the lake)

A Zulu phrase meaning "It's getting real now" or literally "They are crying now." Widely used across languages to commen...

Pilgrimage to saint

Oeil en Dioula (Eye in Dioula)

Yeux en argot (Eyes in slang)

Fried sweet

زليتن (Zliten city)

الزمن تغير (Times have changed)

الزمان يدور - الزمان يدور (time turns)

زميطة (Traditional sweet)

Your colleague

ذنوب - Sins

Personne, quelqu'un (Person, someone)

Vrai centrafricain (True Central African)

Une personne/quelqu'un (One person/someone)

Zoa (Friend - pal)

Guy or person, used similarly to dude for any man (Origin: Sudanese Arabic)

Brincar / fazer barulho (To joke / make noise)

Idiot, bête (Idiot, stupid)

Maïs grillé (Grilled corn)

Astrological signs

Traditional priest/Leader (Spiritual leader)

Brincadeira, bagunça (Joking, messing around)

Zoete (To run)

Zokela moderne (Modern Zokela)

Médicament traditionnel (Traditional medicine)

Zol Share definition A term for a joint of cannabis you coming for a zol? by Son_Of_Fallujah March 07, 2006 Flag Get the...

Hand-rolled cannabis cigarette.

A ubiquitous Sudanese colloquial word meaning “person” or “guy,” often used like “dude” to address or refer to someone c...

Guy/man in Sudanese Arabic/Juba Arabic. A very common word for 'person' (male context)

Feminine form of zol, used to refer to a woman or girl in a casual, friendly way (like gal or chick)

Plantation (Plantation)

Nez (Nose)

Zom-koom (Millet water drink)

Zoma / Tsena zoma (Friday / Friday market)

Entreprise moribonde (Dying company) - metaphor

A humorously strong alcoholic drink (so potent “it could stop a zombie”).

زومبينق (Zombieing)