African Slang Words Starting With "Z"

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 (Corrugated roof home)

Danse moderne (Modern dance)

زين، حلو، جميل (Beautiful, attractive)

ዝንጅብል/ዝንጅብል (Ginger)

Zingué (To party/have fun)

Ayon ruf → Iron roof

Foudre (Lightning)

زنتان (Zintan)

Fou (Crazy)

Zion church

Igreja ou comunidade religiosa (Church or religious community)

Tyrolyen (Zip line)

Fichier compressé (Compressed file)

Rapper moçambicano famoso (Famous Mozambican rapper)

Ziska (Until)

Zit (Oil)

Oil

زيت (Oil)

Olive oil remedy

Olives

Zitouna (Olive)

Ziwa/kitu kikubwa (Lake/something big)

Ziwa la mpaka (Border lake)

Ziwa kubwa (Big lake)

Big lake

Freshwater lake

Evil spirits

Ziwani/kando ya ziwa (By the lake)

Two

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Pilgrimage to saint

Oeil en Dioula (Eye in Dioula)

Oeil en Dioula (Eye in Dioula)

Yeux en argot (Eyes in slang)

Zlabia (Sweet pastry)

Fried sweet

زليتن (Zliten city)

الزمن تغير (Times have changed)

الزمان يدور - الزمان يدور (time turns)

زميطة (Traditional sweet)

Your colleague

ذنوب - Sins

Come here (Hausa)

Personne, quelqu'un (Person, someone)

Vrai centrafricain (True Central African)