Limpá ku áuga (Limpar com água) (Wash with water) For example: "Lava mãu antis kome. (Wash hands before eating.)"

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Lava is a slang term from São Tomé and Príncipe. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in São Tomé and Príncipe and across Africa.

Lava

🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Limpá ku áuga (Limpar com água) (Wash with water)

"Lava mãu antis kome. (Wash hands before eating.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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Country: 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

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