What does Azmari mean?

አዝማሪ/ባህላዊ ዘፋኝ (Traditional singer) For example: "Azmari bet enhed (Let's go to an azmari house)"

Where does the slang word Azmari come from?

Azmari is a slang term from Ethiopia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Ethiopia and across Africa.

What are other meanings of Azmari?

Azmari can also mean: አዝማሪ/አዝማሪ (Azmari) - traditional musician/minstrel

Azmari

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang

Added Aug 10, 2025 · 2 definitions

TOP DEFINITION

Azmari definition 1

አዝማሪ/ባህላዊ ዘፋኝ (Traditional singer)

"Azmari bet enhed (Let's go to an azmari house)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

DEFINITION 2

Azmari definition 2

አዝማሪ/አዝማሪ (Azmari) - traditional musician/minstrel

"Azmari bet (Azmari house)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Definitions: 2 community definitions
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Samari 🇳🇪 Niger

Matashi (Young man)

"Samari sun taru (The young men gathered)"

Amri 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Hayeti (My life)

"Enti amri (You are my life)"

🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

KASINARY has 1778 Ethiopia slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Ethiopia slang (1778 words)

🇪🇹 More Ethiopia Slang

Broom መጥረጊያ/መጥረጊያ (Metregiya) - broom Lijoch Literally “children,” but teens use it to refer to their squad (like “the boys” or “the cr… Waiter አስተናጋጅ/አስተናጋጅ (Astenagaj) - waiter Passport ፓስፖርት/ፓስፖርት (Passport) Takeout ቴክአውት/ውሰድና ሂድ (Takeout) Homework የቤት ሥራ/የቤት ሥራ (Yebet sira) - homework

View all 1778 Ethiopia slang words

Related Ethiopia Slang Words

Easel 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ሥዕል መቆሚያ/ሥዕል መቆሚያ (Seil mekomiya) - easel

Fire extinguisher 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

የእሳት ማጥፊያ/የእሳት ማጥፊያ (Yeisat matfiya) - fire extinguisher

Sigdet 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ስግደት/ስግደት (Sigdet) - prostration

Nege 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ነገ/ነገ (Tomorrow)

Lipstick 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ሊፕስቲክ/ሊፕስቲክ (Lipstick)

Graduation 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ምረቃ/ምረቃ (Mireka) - graduation

Nech shinkurt 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ነጭ ሽንኩርት/ነጭ ሽንኩርት (Garlic)

Flex 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ፍሌክስ/መኩራት (Flex/show off)

More from Khulekani Dladla

Bolingo

(Lingala) The word for 'love' in Lingala, a language spoken in D.R. Congo. It's often hear…

bira 🇿🇼

Umgidi (traditional ceremony)

Bridal shower 🇿🇼

Shower yemwenga (bridal shower)

Bachelor party 🇿🇼

Pati yevakomana (bachelor party)

Lobola negotiations 🇿🇼

Nhaurirano dzeroora (lobola negotiations)

Discussion (0 comments)

Be the first to share your thoughts on Azmari.

Keep exploring African slang

Random Word Browse A 🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang 🌍 All 54 Countries