Tchovar definition 1
Dançar, mexer o corpo (To dance, move the body)
"Vamos tchovar até amanhecer (Let's dance until dawn)"
Tchovar definition 2
Andar, caminhar (To walk)
"Vamos tchovar até lá (Let's walk there)"
Tchovar definition 3
Dançar com energia e estilo (To dance with energy and style)
"Ela sabe tchovar mesmo (She really knows how to dance)"
Word Details
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- 🇲🇿 Mozambique
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- August 2025
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Short for tchova-xita-dula, a hand-pushed wheelbarrow used for carrying loads. By extension, to hustle doing odd jobs
"Ele vive do tchova, carregando caixa no mercado. (He makes a living with a wheelbarrow, hauling crates at the market.)"
Kuthawa / Kuchoka mwachangu (To run away / leave quickly)
"Apolisi akubwera, tiyeni titchove! (The police are coming, let's run!)"
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Mozambican slang blends Portuguese with Emakhuwa, Ndau, and other Bantu languages, shaped by Maputo's urban youth and Afro-house culture.
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