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Found 971 word(s) starting with "C"

Chura¹

chu-ra

English: Frog

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona chura mtoni.

Example (English):

We saw a frog in the river.

Chura²

chu-ra

English: Toilet cleaner

Example (Swahili):

Alinunua dawa ya choo inayoitwa chura.

Example (English):

He bought a toilet cleaner called chura.

Chura³

chu-ra

English: Last (in children's games)

Example (Swahili):

Yeye alikuwa chura kwenye mchezo.

Example (English):

He was the last in the children's game.

Chura⁴

chu-ra

English: To cause conflict or disagreement

Example (Swahili):

Maneno yake yalichura familia.

Example (English):

His words caused family conflict.

Chura⁵

chu-ra

English: To do something unusual

Example (Swahili):

Aliamua kuchura kitu tofauti.

Example (English):

He decided to do something unusual.

Chura⁶

chu-ra

English: The last player in a children's game or exam

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa chura wa mtihani.

Example (English):

He was the last in the exam.

Churachuraa

chura-churaa

English: To wander anxiously

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa akichurachuraa mjini.

Example (English):

He was wandering anxiously in town.

Churo¹

chu-ro

English: Unlucky; unfortunate

Example (Swahili):

Alijiona mchuro baada ya kupoteza kazi.

Example (English):

He felt unfortunate after losing his job.

Churo²

chu-ro

English: Prostitute

Example (Swahili):

Walimwona kama churo wa mjini.

Example (English):

They saw her as a prostitute in town.

Churuchuru

churu-churu

English: A flat fish with large dorsal fins and big eyes

Example (Swahili):

Samaki wa churuchuru alipatikana baharini.

Example (English):

The flat fish with big eyes was caught in the sea.

Churupuka

churupu-ka

English: To fly away suddenly (birds)

Example (Swahili):

Ndege walichurupuka kutoka mti.

Example (English):

The birds suddenly flew away from the tree.

Chururaa

churu-raa

English: To flow (liquid)

Example (Swahili):

Damu ilianza kuchururaa kutoka jeraha.

Example (English):

Blood began to flow from the wound.

Chururika

chururi-ka

English: To trickle; to flow slowly

Example (Swahili):

Maji yalichururika kwenye ukuta.

Example (English):

Water trickled down the wall.

Chururu¹

churu-ru

English: Continuous flow of liquid

Example (Swahili):

Alimwaga maziwa chururu.

Example (English):

She poured milk in a continuous flow.

Chururu²

churu-ru

English: Watery; having much water

Example (Swahili):

Supu ilikuwa chururu mno.

Example (English):

The soup was too watery.

Chururu³

churu-ru

English: A type of poisonous ground spider

Example (Swahili):

Waligundua chururu shambani.

Example (English):

They discovered a poisonous ground spider in the field.

Churusi

churu-si

English: A tool for drilling holes in wood

Example (Swahili):

Fundi alitumia churusi kutoboa mbao.

Example (English):

The carpenter used a tool to drill wood.

Churuza

churuz-a

English: To drizzle

Example (Swahili):

Mvua ilianza kuchuruza asubuhi.

Example (English):

The rain began to drizzle in the morning.

Churuzaa

churu-zaa

English: To make liquid trickle

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kuchuruzaa mafuta kwenye taa.

Example (English):

He kept letting oil trickle into the lamp.

Churuzi

churu-zi

English: A metal-made water channel

Example (Swahili):

Walitengeneza churuzi kupitisha maji mashambani.

Example (English):

They made a metal water channel to direct water into the fields.

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