Pain français (French bread) For example: "Le yovo chaud du matin (Le pain chaud du matin/Hot morning bread)"

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

Yovo

🇧🇯 Benin Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Pain français (French bread)

"Le yovo chaud du matin (Le pain chaud du matin/Hot morning bread)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇧🇯 Benin
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

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Yovo 🇹🇬 Togo

In southern Togo (Ewe language), yovo means “white person/foreigner.”

"“Chaque fois que je me promène au marché, les enfants crient ‘Yovo!’ en me voyant.”"

Yoo 🇬🇭 Ghana

Okay/Alright (Okay)

"Yoo, I hear you (Okay, I hear you)"

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🌍 "Yovo" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Yovo 🇹🇬 Togo

White person; foreigner

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