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Polepole

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 4 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Polepole definition 1

Slowly

"Enda polepole (Go slowly)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Polepole definition 2

Doucement (Slowly) - Swahili

"Enda polepole (Go slowly)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Polepole definition 3

Polepole/kwa utulivu (Slowly/with calm)

"Enenda polepole ukijali (Go slowly while being careful)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Polepole definition 4

Polepole/bila haraka (Slowly/without hurry)

"Enenda polepole njia ni mbaya (Go slowly road is bad)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions
4 community definitions
Added
August 2025

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Polepole 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Doucement (Slowly) - Swahili

"Enda polepole (Go slowly)"
Pole pole 🇰🇪 Kenya

Taratibu (Slowly)

"Pole pole ndio mwendo (Slowly is the way)"

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Polepole 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Doucement (Slowly) - Swahili

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