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Ngombe

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Ngombe definition 1

Ng'ombe/mtu mjinga (Cow/stupid person)

"Ngombe huyu hawaelewi hata kuchonga (This cow doesn't even understand simple math)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Ngombe 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Bœuf (Beef)

"Ngombe na sauce tomate (Beef in tomato sauce)"
Ng'ombe 🇿🇲 Zambia

Cow (dumb person)

"Iwe ng'ombe (You cow/dummy)"

🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

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Ngombe 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Bœuf (Beef)

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