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Penalty

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 2 definitions
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Penalty definition 1

ፔናልቲ/ፔናልቲ (Penalty)

"Penalty aychilim (He can't take penalties)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Penalty definition 2

ፔናልቲ/ፔናልቲ (Penalty) - penalty

"Penalty kick (Penalty kick)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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2 community definitions
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Penalty 🇩🇿 Algeria

Penalty kick

"Missed penalty"
Penalty 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Penalti (Penalty)

"Ref donn penalty (Ref gave penalty)"

🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

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🌍 "Penalty" Across Africa

This word is also used in 16 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Penalty 🇩🇿 Algeria

Penalty kick
Penalty 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Penalti (Penalty)
Penalty 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Penalty kick (Penalty)
Penalty 🇧🇯 Benin

Coup de pied de réparation (Penalty kick)
Penalty 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Penalty (Penalty kick)
Penalty 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Penalty (Penalty)
Penalty 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Adhabu/kifungo (Penalty/punishment)
Penalty 🇪🇬 Egypt

پينالتي - Penalty
Penalty 🇬🇭 Ghana

Punishment kick/Free shot (Penalty kick)
Penalty 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Penalty (Penalty)
Penalty 🇱🇾 Libya

بينالتي (Penalty)
Penalty 🇲🇱 Mali

Bolo lakodɔnni, faute punition (Hand rule break, fault punishment)
Penalty 🇳🇦 Namibia

Rule breaking punishment (Foul consequence)
Penalty 🇬🇲 Gambia

Penalty bi ñakk na (The penalty was missed)
Penalty 🇿🇲 Zambia

Penalty
penalty 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Penalty (Spot kick)

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