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Protein

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Proteïen (Muscle food)

"Need more protein (Need more muscle food)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Protein 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Protein (Protein supplement)

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Protein 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Brotin (Muscle food)

"Akhud protein (Take protein)"

🇿🇦 About South Africa Slang

South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.

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🌍 "Protein" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Protein 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Protein (Protein supplement)
Protein 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Brotin (Muscle food)
Protein 🇪🇬 Egypt

بروتين - Protein
Protein 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ፕሮቲን/ፕሮቲን (Protein) - protein
Protein 🇱🇾 Libya

بروتين (Protein)
Protein 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Ibiryo bya protein (Protein food)

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