Mambo definition 1
Assunto / situação (Matter / situation)
"Qual é o mambo? (What's the matter?)"
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- 🇦🇴 Angola
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- August 2025
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Angolan slang is shaped by Kimbundu, Kikongo, and Portuguese, with Luanda's kizomba and kuduro music scenes driving new expressions.
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This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.
Informal 'hi' similar to saying 'things?' to check in.
Keif el hal? (How are things? - from Swahili)
Literally 'things/affairs' in Swahili, used as a casual 'hi.' One says 'mambo?' and the other might reply 'poa' or 'freshi.'
Borrowed from Swahili (through Tanzania), mambo means 'thing' or 'matter' – similar to cena
Mambo (What's up - from Swahili)
Koza/assuntu (Coisa/assunto) (Thing/matter)
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