Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/mˈtʃezo/
English: 1. A theatrical performance. 2. A play or drama.
Tulitazama mchezo wa kuigiza katika ukumbi wa taifa.
We watched a play at the national theater.
/mˈtʃi/
English: 1. A piece of wood used for pounding in a mortar. 2. A bar of soap.
Mama alitumia mchi kutwanga vitunguu.
Mother used a pestle to pound onions.
/mˈtʃia/
English: A child who acts immaturely despite being older.
Wenzake walimcheka kwa kuwa ni mchia anayependa michezo ya watoto.
His friends laughed at him for acting childish despite his age.
/mˈtʃitʃa/
English: A type of plant whose leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
Watu wengi hula mchicha kama mboga ya afya.
Many people eat amaranth leaves as a healthy vegetable.
/mtʃitʃiˈpao/
English: See mchuchupao.
Angalia neno mchuchupao kwa maana kamili.
See the word mchuchupao for the full meaning.
/mtʃiˈkitʃi/
English: A tree resembling the mkindu palm.
Mchikichi huzalisha tende zinazoliwa na watu wengi.
The palm-like tree produces dates eaten by many people.
/mtʃiˈkitʃi/
English: A machine or motor used to draw water from a well.
Walitumia mchikichi kuvuta maji kutoka kisimani.
They used a water pump to draw water from the well.
/mtʃiˈkitʃo/
English: A mixture of crushed ingredients like onions, pepper, lemon, and salt used for seasoning food.
Aliandaa mchikicho wa kitunguu na pilipili kwa kachumbari.
She prepared a mix of onions and chili for the salad.
/mtʃiˈkitʃo/
English: The act of cutting something with a blunt knife.
Mchikicho wa kisu ulifanya matunda kuwa magumu kukatwa.
The blunt knife made it hard to cut the fruits.
/mˈtʃiku/
English: A climbing plant that produces brown-skinned, green-fleshed fruit with many black seeds; the sapodilla plant.
Mchiku huzaa matunda matamu yenye ngozi ya kahawia.
The sapodilla plant bears sweet fruits with brown skin.
/mˈtʃimba/
English: A person who digs, e.g., holes, toilets, mines.
Mchimba alifanya kazi nzito ya kuchimba kisima.
The digger did hard work digging a well.
/mtʃimˈbadʒi/
English: See mchimba.
Angalia neno mchimba kwa maana kamili.
See the word mchimba for the full meaning.
/mtʃimbuˈaji/
English: A person who digs in a specific place.
Mchimbuaji wa dhahabu alipata kipande kidogo cha madini.
The gold digger found a small piece of mineral.
/mˈtʃimvi/
English: 1. A person who engages in immoral acts, especially causing harm to others. 2. A troublemaker.
Mchimvi alijulikana kwa kusababisha migogoro kila mahali.
The troublemaker was known for causing conflicts everywhere.
/mˈtʃina/
English: A citizen or native of China.
Mchina huyo alifungua duka la bidhaa za kielektroniki.
The Chinese man opened an electronics shop.
/mˈtʃindʒa/
English: 1. A butcher. 2. A cruel person; a killer.
Mchinja alichinja mbuzi kwa hafla ya familia.
The butcher slaughtered a goat for the family feast.
/mtʃindʒaˈdamu/
English: A type of banana plant whose roots, stem, and bananas are red.
Mchinjadamu ni nadra kupatikana katika maeneo ya tambarare.
The red-stem banana plant is rare in lowland areas.
/mtʃindʒaˈdʒi/
English: 1. A person who slaughters animals. 2. A killer.
Mchinjaji wa halali lazima awe na leseni ya kazi.
A licensed butcher must have a work permit.
/mtʃinˈdʒiko/
English: A rope or strap from the baobab tree, used by women to bind the chest while breastfeeding.
Mwanamke alitumia mchinjiko wakati wa kunyonyesha.
The woman used a baobab strap while breastfeeding.
/mtʃinˈdʒo/
English: 1. The act of slaughtering. 2. The act or state of killing.
Mchinjo wa ng'ombe ulifanywa mapema asubuhi.
The slaughtering of the cow was done early in the morning.
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