Permissão para entrar (Permission to enter) For example: "Hodi! Posso entrar? (Hodi! May I enter?)"

Where does the slang word Hodi come from?

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

Hodi

🇲🇿 Mozambique Slang

Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition

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Hodi definition 1

Permissão para entrar (Permission to enter)

"Hodi! Posso entrar? (Hodi! May I enter?)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

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