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Kaba

🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Kaba definition 1

Robe traditionnelle (Traditional dress)

"Elle porte un beau kaba (She's wearing a beautiful traditional dress)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
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April 2026

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Kaba 🇲🇱 Mali

Prison (slang shorthand).

"“Si tu continues tes bêtises, c’est **Kaba** direct!” (“If you keep up your nonsense, it’s straight to **prison** for yo…"
Kaba 🇬🇭 Ghana

Tight spot; no space.

"The bus was kaba inside."

🇨🇮 About Côte d'Ivoire Slang

Ivorian slang centres on Nouchi, a colourful urban creole born in Abidjan that blends French with Dioula, Bété, and other local languages into one of West Africa's most distinctive street dialects.

KASINARY has 1498 Côte d'Ivoire slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Kaba" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Kaba 🇲🇱 Mali

Prison (slang shorthand).
Kaba 🇬🇭 Ghana

Tight spot; no space.
Kaba 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Kaba (Traditional blouse)

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