Dara

🇸🇳 Senegal Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Dara definition 1

Rien/quelque chose selon contexte (Nothing/something depending on context)

"Amul dara (He has nothing) / Am nga dara? (Do you have something?)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇸🇳 Senegal
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Dara 🇬🇲 Gambia

Dara amul ci ñoom (There's nothing between them)

"Dara du dem ci ñun (Nothing will happen between us)"

Dara 🇳🇪 Niger

Dara (Checkers)

"Dara wasa ne na tunani (Checkers is a thinking game)"

🇸🇳 About Senegal Slang

Senegalese slang is built on Wolof, the lingua franca spoken by 80% of the population, blended with French to create a rich urban vocabulary in Dakar.

KASINARY has 141 Senegal slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Dara" Across Africa

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

Dara 🇬🇲 Gambia

Dara amul ci ñoom (There's nothing between them)

Dara 🇳🇪 Niger

Dara (Checkers)

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