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Chesa nyama

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Chesa nyama definition 1

Chesa nyama (Braai/BBQ)

"Re ya chesa nyama (We're going to braai)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Chesa nyama definition 2

Nama e chesang / Hot meat

"Chesa nyama e tuka! (The hot meat is burning!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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August 2025

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Chesa nyama 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Nama e chesang / Hot meat

"Chesa nyama e tuka! (The hot meat is burning!)"
Shesha nyama 🇿🇦 South Africa

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Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

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Chesa nyama 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Nama e chesang / Hot meat

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