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Chakula

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 3 definitions
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Chakula definition 1

Food

"Chakula kitamu (Delicious food)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Chakula definition 2

Food (used in slang: “real chakula” meaning something of substance).

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Chakula definition 3

Nourriture (Food) - Swahili

"Chakula kitamu (Delicious food)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025

Word Details

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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3 community definitions
Added
July 2025

↻ Similar Words

Chakula 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Akil (Food - Swahili)

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Chakula 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Food

"Chakula kitamu (Delicious food)"

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🌍 "Chakula" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Chakula 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Akil (Food - Swahili)
Chakula 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Food
Chakula 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Nourriture (Food) - Swahili

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