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Matenda

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Matenda definition 1

Disease/illness

"Matenda yanji? (What illness?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇿🇲 Zambia
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

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