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Nkuku

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

Chicken

"Village nkuku (Village chicken)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇿🇲 Zambia
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Nkuku 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Poule mouillée (Chicken, coward)

"Azali nkuku (He's a chicken)"
Nkhuku 🇿🇲 Zambia

Chicken (coward)

"Uli nkhuku (You're a chicken)"

🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

Zambian slang blends English with local languages like Bemba, Nyanja, and Tonga, shaped by the Copperbelt's unique working-class culture.

KASINARY has 1428 Zambia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Nkuku" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Nkuku 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Poule mouillée (Chicken, coward)

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