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Wax

🇸🇳 Senegal Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Tissu traditionnel africain (Traditional African fabric)

"Boubou wax bi rafet na (The wax boubou is beautiful)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇸🇳 Senegal
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Wax 🇧🇼 Botswana

Wax (Car protection)

"Wax e protecta paint (Wax protects paint)"
Wax 🇹🇬 Togo

Tissu africain (African fabric)

"Elle porte du wax magnifique. (She's wearing beautiful African fabric.)"

🇸🇳 About Senegal Slang

Senegalese slang is built on Wolof, the lingua franca spoken by 80% of the population, blended with French to create a rich urban vocabulary in Dakar.

KASINARY has 141 Senegal slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Senegal slang (141 words)

🌍 "Wax" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Wax 🇧🇼 Botswana

Wax (Car protection)
Wax 🇹🇬 Togo

Tissu africain (African fabric)
Wax 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ho ntša moriri / Remove hair
Wax 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

Tissu africain imprimé (African print fabric)
Wax 🇲🇱 Mali

Fini min bɛ bɔ Hollande, tissu hollandais (Cloth from Holland, Dutch fabric)

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