What does Phara mean?

Bheka/gadza (Look/watch) For example: "Phara lo mjita (Check this guy)"

Where does the slang word Phara come from?

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

Phara

🇸🇿 Eswatini Slang

Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition

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Bheka/gadza (Look/watch)

"Phara lo mjita (Check this guy)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇸🇿 Eswatini
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Hara 🇩🇿 Algeria

Alley/neighborhood

"Our hara"

Para 🇳🇬 Nigeria

To be angry or to vex. From Pidgin 'to para' meaning to flare up. Also on para means on a warpath

"I text am small joke, she para for me! (I texted her a little joke, she blew up at me!)"

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