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Tilf

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition
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ጥልፍ/ጥልፍ (Embroidery)

"Tilf work beautiful (Embroidery work beautiful)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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August 2025

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