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Shati

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

Shati/nguo ya kufunika (Shirt/covering clothing)

"Shati la kazi ni tofauti na la sherehe (Work shirt is different from party shirt)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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1 community definition
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Shati 🇰🇪 Kenya

Shati (Shirt)

"Shati yako iko fiti (Your shirt is nice)"
Shaati 🇺🇬 Uganda

Shaati (Shirt)

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🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

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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This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Shati 🇰🇪 Kenya

Shati (Shirt)

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