Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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cho-bea
English: To dance closely; to flirt
Walichobea kwenye ngoma ya usiku.
They danced closely at the night dance.
chobe-ana
English: To dance intimately; to exchange obscenities
Vijana walichobeana shereheni.
The youths danced intimately at the feast.
cho-bo
English: Lewd dance; to pass a ball between legs
Walicheza chobo uwanjani.
They played chobo on the field.
cho-cha
English: To poke; to drink alcohol; type of small fruit; to fish by prodding; to spoil words
Aliendelea kuchocha moto na fimbo.
He continued poking the fire with a stick.
choche-a
English: To incite; to stir a fire; to accelerate
Walimchochea asikubali kushindwa.
They incited him not to accept defeat.
choche-leza
English: To tempt; to attract
Maneno yake yalichocheleza tamaa ya vijana.
His words tempted the youths.
choche-o
English: Kindling
Waliweka chocheo kwenye moto.
They put kindling in the fire.
cho-cho
English: Children's jumping game
Watoto walicheza chocho mchana kutwa.
Children played the jumping game all day.
chocho-a
English: To hollow out (e.g., log for canoe)
Waliamua kuchochoa mti kwa ajili ya mtumbwi.
They decided to hollow out the tree for a canoe.
chochome-a
English: To eat greedily
Mtoto alichochomea chakula kwa haraka.
The child ate the food greedily.
chochome-ka
English: To insert something sharp
Aliyochomeka sindano mkononi.
He inserted a needle in his arm.
chochota
English: To irritate (e.g., a wound)
Usichochote jeraha lako.
Do not irritate your wound.
cho-chote
English: Poor; any (unspecified thing)
Hakuwa na chochote cha kutoa.
He had nothing to give.
cho-goe
English: See: kigoe
Mtoto alipata chogoe mguuni.
The child got a wart on his leg.
cho-joa
English: To remove something carefully from a narrow space
Aliweza chojoa sindano iliyokwama.
He managed to remove the needle that was stuck.
cho-ka
English: To tire; type of snake; to lose interest
Nilichoka baada ya kazi ndefu.
I got tired after the long work.
cho-kaa
English: Lime (powder)
Walitumia chokaa kujenga nyumba.
They used lime to build the house.
choka-na
English: To be on bad terms
Marafiki walichokana baada ya ugomvi.
The friends fell out after the quarrel.
cho-kea
English: Sty (eye infection)
Aliugua chokea jichoni.
He suffered from a sty in the eye.
cho-ki
English: Plant with white/yellow flowers; motorcycle choke
Shamba lilijaa mimea ya choki.
The farm was full of choki plants.
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