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Flu

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 2 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Flu definition 1

ጉንፋን/ጉንፋን (Gunfan) - flu/cold

"Catch gunfan (Catch flu)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Flu definition 2

Mokhohlane / Sefuba (Flu / Chest)

"Ke tšoere flu! (I caught flu!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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2 community definitions
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Flu 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Mokhohlane / Sefuba (Flu / Chest)

"Ke tšoere flu! (I caught flu!)"
Flu 🇿🇲 Zambia

Cold/influenza

"Flu season (Flu season)"

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

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🌍 "Flu" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Flu 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Mokhohlane / Sefuba (Flu / Chest)
Flu 🇿🇲 Zambia

Cold/influenza

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