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Found 1373 word(s) starting with "B"

Bobari

bo-ba-ri

English: A carpenter's tool similar to a chisel

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia bobari kukata mbao.

Example (English):

The carpenter used a chisel to cut the wood.

Bobea¹

bo-be-a

English: To be highly skilled; to excel

Example (Swahili):

Alibobea katika uchoraji.

Example (English):

He excelled in drawing.

Bobea²

bo-be-a

English: An expert; specialist

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni bobea wa lugha.

Example (English):

He is a language expert.

Bobeka

bo-be-ka

English: To place something firmly by pressing

Example (Swahili):

Alibobeka kifaa sakafuni.

Example (English):

He fixed the tool firmly on the floor.

Bobo¹

bo-bo

English: A very large tree like baobab

Example (Swahili):

Bobo lilikuwa katikati ya kijiji.

Example (English):

The baobab tree stood in the middle of the village.

Bobo²

bo-bo

English: Meaningless words; nonsense talk

Example (Swahili):

Aliongea bobo usiku kucha.

Example (English):

He spoke nonsense all night.

Bobo³

bo-bo

English: A foolish person

Example (Swahili):

Wenzake walimwita bobo kwa ujinga wake.

Example (English):

His friends called him a fool because of his ignorance.

Boboa¹

bo-boa

English: To talk too much; to babble

Example (Swahili):

Aliboboa maneno yasiyo na maana.

Example (English):

He babbled meaningless words.

Boboa²

bo-boa

English: To open or loosen something tied

Example (Swahili):

Aliboboa kamba ya gunia.

Example (English):

He loosened the sack's rope.

Boboja

bo-bo-ja

English: To babble or speak nonsense

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto aliboboja akiwa amelala.

Example (English):

The child babbled while asleep.

Boboka

bo-bo-ka

English: To blurt out words thoughtlessly

Example (Swahili):

Aliboboka siri bila kutaka.

Example (English):

He blurted out the secret unintentionally.

Bobosoa

bo-bo-so-a

English: To make someone speak unconsciously

Example (Swahili):

Walimbobosoa hadi akaungama.

Example (English):

They pressured him until he confessed.

Bobota

bo-bo-ta

English: To strike; to attack

Example (Swahili):

Wapiganaji walibobota adui.

Example (English):

The fighters struck the enemy.

Bobotoa

bo-bo-to-a

English: See popotoa

Example (Swahili):

Alibobotoa mguu wake kwa hasira.

Example (English):

He twisted his leg angrily.

Bobwe¹

bob-we

English: A large catch of small fish

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua bobwe baharini.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a large school of small fish.

Bobwe²

bob-we

English: Food made of flour wrapped in banana leaves

Example (Swahili):

Walikula bobwe usiku wa manane.

Example (English):

They ate bobwe at midnight.

Bocho¹

bo-cho

English: A poisonous round fish with sharp spines

Example (Swahili):

Walikamata bocho baharini.

Example (English):

They caught a poisonous fish at sea.

Bocho²

bo-cho

English: Marijuana plant

Example (Swahili):

Shamba lake lilikuwa na mimea ya bocho.

Example (English):

His farm had marijuana plants.

Boda¹

bo-da

English: A boarding student

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa mwanafunzi boda shuleni.

Example (English):

He was a boarding student at school.

Boda²

bo-da

English: A boarding school

Example (Swahili):

Alipelekwa kusoma katika boda.

Example (English):

He was taken to study in a boarding school.

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