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Uma

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Uma/chombo cha kuchoma (Fork/stabbing tool)

"Uma za dhahabu ni za sherehe (Gold forks are for celebrations)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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