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Portrait

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Picha ya uso (Portrait)

"Portrait zako ni moto (Your portraits are hot)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Portrait 🇩🇿 Algeria

Portrait

"Beautiful portrait"
Portrait 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Portrait (Portrait)

"Draw my portrait (Draw my portrait)"

🇰🇪 About Kenya Slang

Kenyan slang is led by Sheng, a vibrant urban creole born in Nairobi's Eastlands that blends Swahili, English, and Kikuyu, spoken by millions of young Kenyans.

KASINARY has 2011 Kenya slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Portrait" Across Africa

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

Portrait 🇩🇿 Algeria

Portrait
Portrait 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Portrait (Portrait)
Portrait 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Retratu (Retrato) (Portrait)

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