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Mapafu

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Mapafu/viungo vya hewa (Lungs/air organs)

"Mapafu ya mvutaji sigara yanaumia (Cigarette smoker's lungs hurt)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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