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Pweza

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

Pweza/mtu mwenye mikono mingi (Octopus/person with many hands)

"Pweza huyu anafanya kazi nyingi (This octopus does many jobs)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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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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