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Okukwata

🇺🇬 Uganda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 2 definitions
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Okukwata definition 1

Okukwata (To hold/catch)

"Okukwata ball (To catch ball)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Okukwata definition 2

Okukwata (To arrest)

"Poliisi yakwata mubbi (Police arrested thief)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇺🇬 Uganda
Definitions
2 community definitions
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

kukwata 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Kubata (To catch/arrest)

"Vakamukwata (They arrested him)"
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Okukwasa (To touch emotionally)

"Okukwasa omutima (To touch the heart)"

🇺🇬 About Uganda Slang

Ugandan slang draws from Luganda, English, and Swahili, shaped by Kampala's vibrant youth culture and Afrobeats music scene.

KASINARY has 1867 Uganda slang words collected from native speakers.

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