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Dengu

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

Basket

"Dengu la chimanga (Basket of maize)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇲 Zambia
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April 2026

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Dengu 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Dengu/mbegu za kilimo (Lentils/farming seeds)

"Dengu za India ni nzuri kwa afya (Indian lentils are good for health)"
Ndengu 🇰🇪 Kenya

Mbegu za kunde (Green grams)

"Ndengu na chapati (Green grams with chapati)"

🇿🇲 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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🌍 "Dengu" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Dengu 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Dengu/mbegu za kilimo (Lentils/farming seeds)

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