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Pesa

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Pesa definition 1

Pesa/fedha (Money/cash)

"Pesa hizi hazitoishi kwa mahitaji yangu (This money isn't enough for my needs)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Pesa 🇰🇪 Kenya

Money

"Sina pesa saa hii (I don't have money right now)"
Pesa 🇧🇮 Burundi

Pesa (Money - from Swahili)

"Nshaka pesa (I need money)"

🇹🇿 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.

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🌍 "Pesa" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Pesa 🇰🇪 Kenya

Money
Pesa 🇧🇮 Burundi

Pesa (Money - from Swahili)
Pesa 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Donner (Give)
Pesa 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau

Pesar (To weigh)
Pesa 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Argent (Money) - Swahili

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