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Papa

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 3 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Papa definition 1

Ntate (Father)

"Papa o sebetsa kae? (Where does father work?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Papa definition 2

Bogobe, phaletshe (Porridge, pap)

"Ke ja papa le nama (I eat pap and meat)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 3

Papa definition 3

Tatana (Father)

"Papa u kwihi namuntlha? (Where is father today?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇿🇦 South Africa
Definitions
3 community definitions
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Papa 🇹🇬 Togo

Father; older man

"Papa va aƒe (Father came home)"
Papa 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Papa (Father)

"Papa travay tar (Father works late)"

🇿🇦 About South Africa Slang

South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.

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🌍 "Papa" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Papa 🇹🇬 Togo

Father; older man
Papa 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Papa (Father)
Papa 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Father (Father)
Papa 🇧🇼 Botswana

Papa (Pap/Porridge)
Papa 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Père (Father)
Papa 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Father (Father)

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