What does Filter mean?

Filtro de foto (Photo filter) For example: "Sem filter fica melhor (Better without filter)"

Where does the slang word Filter come from?

Filter is a slang term from Mozambique. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Mozambique and across Africa.

Filter

🇲🇿 Mozambique Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Filter definition 1

Filtro de foto (Photo filter)

"Sem filter fica melhor (Better without filter)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Filter 🇩🇿 Algeria

Face filter

"Funny filter"

Filter 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Filtre foto (Photo filter)

"Ki filter ou'n ize? (Which filter did you use?)"

🇲🇿 About Mozambique Slang

Mozambican slang blends Portuguese with Emakhuwa, Ndau, and other Bantu languages, shaped by Maputo's urban youth and Afro-house culture.

KASINARY has 1213 Mozambique slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Filter" Across Africa

This word is also used in 15 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Filter 🇩🇿 Algeria

Face filter

Filter 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Filtre foto (Photo filter)

Filter 🇿🇦 South Africa

Foto effek (Photo effect)

Filter 🇧🇮 Burundi

Filter (Filter)

Filter 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Filtre photo (Photo filter)

Filter 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Kichujio cha picha (Photo filter)

Filter 🇪🇬 Egypt

فلتر - Filter

Filter 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Filter (Filter)

Filter 🇰🇪 Kenya

Chujio la picha (Photo filter)

Filter 🇱🇷 Liberia

Photo effect (Filter)

Filter 🇱🇾 Libya

فلتر (Filter / effect)

Filter 🇬🇲 Gambia

No filter needed (No filter needed)

Filter 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Photo effect (Photo effect)

Filter 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Guhindura isura yawe kuri camera (Changing your appearance on camera)

Filter 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Efêitu foto (Efeito foto) (Filter)

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Hip-hop moçambicano (Mozambican hip-hop)

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Eu te amo em changana (I love you in Changana)

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