What does Tar doente mean?

Estar doente ou indisposto (To be sick or unwell) For example: "Tar doente não é brincadeira (Being sick is no joke)"

Where does the slang word Tar doente come from?

Tar doente is a slang term from Mozambique. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Mozambique and across Africa.

Tar doente

🇲🇿 Mozambique Slang

Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition

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Tar doente definition 1

Estar doente ou indisposto (To be sick or unwell)

"Tar doente não é brincadeira (Being sick is no joke)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

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