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Sphatlo

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 1 definition
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Sphatlo definition 1

Sphatlo (Problem/Issue)

"Ke na le sphatlo (I have a problem)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Sphatlho 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Liaparo tse kholo / Nama e kholo (Big clothes / Big meat)

"Re ja sphatlho ka Keresemese! (We eat big meat at Christmas!)"
Sphatlho 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Isinkwa ne-chips (Bread with chips)

"Sphatlho si-nice for lunch (Sphatlho is nice for lunch)"

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Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

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