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Kwanza

🇦🇴 Angola Slang
Added Aug 05, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Kwanza definition 1

Dinheiro angolano (Angolan money)

"Tens kwanzas para me emprestar? (Do you have kwanzas to lend me?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 05, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Kwanza definition 2

D'abord (First) - Swahili

"Ngoja kwanza (Wait first)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025

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🇦🇴 Angola
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Kwanza 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Kwanza/mara ya kwanza (First/first time)

"Kwanza niende nyumbani nitakuja (First let me go home then I'll come)"
Kwanza 🇨🇩 DR Congo

D'abord (First) - Swahili

"Ngoja kwanza (Wait first)"

🇦🇴 About Angola Slang

Angolan slang is shaped by Kimbundu, Kikongo, and Portuguese, with Luanda's kizomba and kuduro music scenes driving new expressions.

KASINARY has 1755 Angola slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Kwanza" Across Africa

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

Kwanza 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Kwanza/mara ya kwanza (First/first time)
Kwanza 🇨🇩 DR Congo

D'abord (First) - Swahili
Kwanza 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Dinheru/moeda (Dinheiro/moeda) (Money/cash)

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