What does Tente mean?

Wild vegetable For example: "Tente na nshima (Wild vegetable with nshima)"

Where does the slang word Tente come from?

Tente is a slang term from Zambia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Zambia and across Africa.

Tente

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

TOP DEFINITION

Tente — definition 1

Wild vegetable

"Tente na nshima (Wild vegetable with nshima)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

Tente is part of the everyday slang used in Zambia. Zambia slang draws from local languages, history, and street culture to create an expressive voice that is uniquely its own. KASINARY has 1428 Zambia slang words collected from native speakers.

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