What does Pemba mean?

Pemba/kisiwa (Pemba/island) For example: "Pemba ni mahali pa karafuu (Pemba is place of cloves)"

Where does the slang word Pemba come from?

Pemba is a slang term from Tanzania. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Tanzania and across Africa.

Pemba

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang

Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition

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Pemba/kisiwa (Pemba/island)

"Pemba ni mahali pa karafuu (Pemba is place of cloves)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Pemba 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Giz sagrádu (Giz sagrado) (Sacred chalk)

"Marca ku pemba. (Mark with sacred chalk.)"

Pemba 🇦🇴 Angola

Giz ritual / cal (Ritual chalk)

"Passa pemba para proteção (Apply pemba for protection)"

🇹🇿 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.

KASINARY has 1747 Tanzania slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Pemba" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Pemba 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Giz sagrádu (Giz sagrado) (Sacred chalk)

Pemba 🇦🇴 Angola

Giz ritual / cal (Ritual chalk)

Pemba 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Capital de Cabo Delgado (Cabo Delgado capital)

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