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Chuma

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Chuma definition 1

Money or wealth (iron/metal = money)

"Balikwata chuma (They have money)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇲 Zambia
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

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🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

Zambian slang blends English with local languages like Bemba, Nyanja, and Tonga, shaped by the Copperbelt's unique working-class culture.

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