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Dhahabu

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Dhahabu definition 1

Rangi ya dhahabu (Gold color)

"Pete ya rangi ya dhahabu ni ghali (Gold color ring is expensive)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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