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Wamkaka

🇲🇼 Malawi Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Wamkaka definition 1

Literally 'of milk,' a Chewa idiom meaning 'blessed' or 'lucky' (as if life has been sweet and nurturing). Used for someone who always seems to have good fortune.

"Munthu uja wamkaka, akapanda ntchito amapeza ina nthawi yomweyo. (That guy is lucky – if he loses a job, he finds another immediately.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Wamkaka definition 2

Blessed; lucky (literally 'of milk')" (Chichewa slang)

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025

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🇲🇼 Malawi
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2 community definitions
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July 2025

Similar Words

mukaka 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Mukaka (Milk)

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Samaka (Fish)

"Sayad samaka min nil (He caught fish from the Nile)"

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