Kiungo cha wimbo (Song hook) For example: "Hook ya wimbo ni catchy sana (Song hook is very catchy)"

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

Hook

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang

Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition

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Kiungo cha wimbo (Song hook)

"Hook ya wimbo ni catchy sana (Song hook is very catchy)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

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

↻ Similar Words

Hook 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kiitikio (Chorus)

"Hook ni catchy (The hook is catchy)"

Hook 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Karolo e tsebahalang / Known part

"Catchy hook! (Catchy hook!)"

🇹🇿 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.

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🌍 "Hook" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Hook 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kiitikio (Chorus)

Hook 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Karolo e tsebahalang / Known part

Hook 🇬🇲 Gambia

Killer hook (Great chorus)

Hook 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Igice gisubiwamo (Repeated part)

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