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Ziwa

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Ziwa definition 1

Ziwa/kitu kikubwa (Lake/something big)

"Moyo wako ni ziwa la upendo (Your heart is lake of love)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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