What does Matemba mean?

Hove diki (Small dried fish) For example: "Matemba akanaka (Nice dried fish)"

Where does the slang word Matemba come from?

Matemba is a slang term from Zimbabwe. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Zimbabwe and across Africa.

What are other meanings of Matemba?

Matemba can also mean: Matemba (Dried small fish)

Matemba

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 2 definitions

TOP DEFINITION

Matemba — definition 1

Hove diki (Small dried fish)

"Matemba akanaka (Nice dried fish)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

DEFINITION 2

Matemba — definition 2

Matemba (Dried small fish)

"Ndoda matemba nesadza (I want dried fish with sadza)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

↻ Similar Words

Matemba 🇿🇲 Zambia

Small dried fish

"Matemba na nshima (Small fish with nshima)"

Mateba 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Matu densu (Mato denso) (Dense bush)

"Perdidu mateba. (Lost in dense bush.)"

🇿🇼 About Zimbabwe Slang

Matemba is part of the everyday slang used in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe slang draws from local languages, history, and street culture to create an expressive voice that is uniquely its own. KASINARY has 964 Zimbabwe slang words collected from native speakers.

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