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Chefe

🇲🇿 Mozambique Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Chefe definition 1

“Chief/boss,” used to address anyone in a friendly respectful way (like calling a waiter “boss”).

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Chefe definition 2

Superior hierárquico (Hierarchical superior)

"O chefe viajou (The boss traveled)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 05, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇲🇿 Mozambique
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2 community definitions
Added
July 2025

↻ Similar Words

chefe 🇦🇴 Angola

Superior hierárquico (Hierarchical superior)

"O chefe viajou (The boss traveled)"
Chefe 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Pesoa importante (Pessoa importante) (Boss/important person)

"Eli ê chefe agora. (He's boss now.)"

🇲🇿 About Mozambique Slang

Mozambican slang blends Portuguese with Emakhuwa, Ndau, and other Bantu languages, shaped by Maputo's urban youth and Afro-house culture.

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🌍 "Chefe" Across Africa

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

chefe 🇦🇴 Angola

Superior hierárquico (Hierarchical superior)
Chefe 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Pesoa importante (Pessoa importante) (Boss/important person)

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