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Drink

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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መጠጣት/መጠጣት (Metetat) - to drink

"Want metetat (Want to drink)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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April 2026

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drink 🇦🇴 Angola

Bebida mista (Mixed drink)

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Drink 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Bwar (Drink)

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🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

KASINARY has 1778 Ethiopia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Drink" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

drink 🇦🇴 Angola

Bebida mista (Mixed drink)
Drink 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Bwar (Drink)
Drink 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Take liquid (Take liquid)

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