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Harmattan

🇬🇭 Ghana Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Harmattan definition 1

Dry dusty season (Dry season)

"Harmattan dey blow strong (The dry season wind is strong)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇬🇭 Ghana
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Harmattan 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Harmattan (Dry season wind)

"Harmattan apporte poussière (Harmattan brings dust)"
Harmattan 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Harmattan (Dry wind season)

"Harmattan don come (Harmattan has come)"

🇬🇭 About Ghana Slang

Ghanaian slang reflects the country's diverse ethnic tapestry. Akan, Ewe, and Ga languages fuse with English to create Pidgin expressions and Afrobeats-influenced street terms.

KASINARY has 1934 Ghana slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Ghana slang (1934 words)

🌍 "Harmattan" Across Africa

This word is also used in 8 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Harmattan 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Harmattan (Dry season wind)
Harmattan 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Harmattan (Dry wind season)
Harmattan 🇲🇷 Mauritania

هرمتان، رياح صحراوية (Harmattan, desert wind)
Harmattan 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

Vent sec du Sahara (Dry Sahara wind)
Harmattan 🇱🇷 Liberia

Dry dusty wind (Harmattan)
Harmattan 🇬🇲 Gambia

Harmattan bi ñëw na (The harmattan wind has come)
Harmattan 🇳🇪 Niger

Hunturu (Harmattan)
Harmattan 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Dry dusty season (Dry dusty season)

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