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Pele

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Pele definition 1

Sorry; excuse me (to apologize or get attention)" ("Setswana")

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Pele definition 2

Pele (Before/In front)

"Tsamaya pele (Go ahead)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025

Word Details

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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2 community definitions
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July 2025

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Perle 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Perle rare (Rare pearl)

"Mwasi na ngai ezali perle rare (My wife is a rare pearl)"

🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

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