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kizomba

🇦🇴 Portuguese slang from Angola

What does “kizomba” mean?

kizomba: Angola’s slow, close couple dance

Example

“Na boda dançámos kizomba até de manhã.”
At the party we danced kizomba till morning.

Good to know

Now danced in clubs all over the world.

Who you can say it to

Fine with anyone

🎉 Going out❤️ Love

The textbook way to say it: dança angolana

Heard in a conversation

Kizomba at Hélder's party

Djamila Wilson, vais à boda do Hélder amanhã?
Wilson, are you going to Hélder's party tomorrow?
Wilson Claro! Vai ser bué fixe, vai ter kizomba a noite toda.
Of course! It'll be really cool, there'll be kizomba all night.
Djamila E a tua dama, vem contigo?
And your girlfriend, is she coming with you?

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