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Gova

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 3 definitions
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Gova definition 1

Gova (To govern/control)

"Il veut gova tout! (He wants to control everything!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Gova definition 2

Gova (Boss/leader)

"C'est le gova du quartier! (He's the neighborhood boss!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Gova definition 3

Gouvernement/autorités (Government/authorities)

"Gova a décider (Government decided)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 08, 2025

Word Details

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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
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3 community definitions
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August 2025

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Gova 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

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Burkina Faso slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

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Gova 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

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