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kumbú
🇦🇴 Portuguese slang from Angola
What does “kumbú” mean?
money
Example
“Não tenho kumbú para a boda.”
I don't have money for the party.
Good to know
From Kimbundu. Very common in Luanda and in songs.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: dinheiro
Heard in a conversation
Planning a surprise party
Telma Mauro, sábado é aniversário do Nelson, vamos fazer uma festa surpresa na casa dele?
mauro, saturday is nelson's birthday, shall we throw a surprise party at his place? 🎉
Mauro Sim, vamos! Mas não tenho muito dinheiro esta semana.
yeah let's!! but I don't have much cash this week 😅
Telma Tranquilo, cada um dá 2 mil kwanzas e eu trato do bolo.
no stress, everyone chips in 2 thousand kwanzas and I'll handle the cake 🎂
💸 How other countries say “money, cash”
More from Angola
- gasosabribe
- um kwanzaa kwanza (Angola’s currency)
- estar a zeroto be broke
- kinguilastreet money-changer
- esquemaa scheme, a hustle
- biscatoan odd job
- um trocoa bit of cash
- candongablack market, informal trade
Songs from Angola
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