Uniforme escolar (School uniform) For example: "A bata está suja (The uniform is dirty)"

Where does the slang word bata come from?

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

bata

🇦🇴 Angola Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Uniforme escolar (School uniform)

"A bata está suja (The uniform is dirty)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇦🇴 Angola
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Bata 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Slang for enjoyment (literally “duck,” but used to mean having a good time, maybe from *kubataa* playfully).

Bàtà 🇧🇯 Benin

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"Bàtà tuntun ni (C'est une nouvelle chaussure/It's a new shoe)"

🇦🇴 About Angola Slang

Angolan slang is shaped by Kimbundu, Kikongo, and Portuguese, with Luanda's kizomba and kuduro music scenes driving new expressions.

KASINARY has 1755 Angola slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "bata" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Bata 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Slang for enjoyment (literally “duck,” but used to mean having a good time, maybe from *kubataa* playfully).

Bàtà 🇧🇯 Benin

Chaussure (Shoe)

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