What does Filter mean?

Kichujio cha picha (Photo filter) For example: "Filter hii inanipatia rangi nzuri (This filter gives me good color)"

Where does the slang word Filter come from?

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

Filter

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang

Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition

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Kichujio cha picha (Photo filter)

"Filter hii inanipatia rangi nzuri (This filter gives me good color)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ 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 Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

KASINARY has 1747 Tanzania 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 🇪🇬 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 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Filtro de foto (Photo filter)

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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