Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Chachawizo³

cha-chawizo

English: Commotion; chaos; trouble

Example (Swahili):

Kulikuwa na chachawizo sokoni.

Example (English):

There was commotion in the market.

Chache¹

chache

English: Few; small in number

Example (Swahili):

Alileta vitabu vichache darasani.

Example (English):

He brought few books to class.

Chache²

chache

English: A small number; rarely

Example (Swahili):

Anaonekana chache mjini.

Example (English):

He is rarely seen in town.

Chache³

chache

English: A type of long fish with white stripes

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walipata samaki aina ya chache.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a striped fish.

Chachi

chachi

English: Aunt (see shangazi)

Example (Swahili):

Chachi yangu alifika nyumbani jana.

Example (English):

My aunt arrived home yesterday.

Chachia¹

cha-chia

English: Burden, trouble, complicate

Example (Swahili):

Shida hizi zilichachia maisha yake.

Example (English):

These problems burdened his life.

Chachia²

cha-chia

English: A childhood disease with rashes and wasting

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alipatwa na chachia.

Example (English):

The child was struck by a childhood disease.

Chachiana

cha-chiana

English: Argue or be angry with each other

Example (Swahili):

Wawili hao walichachiana hadharani.

Example (English):

The two argued publicly.

Chachisha¹

cha-chisha

English: Make angry; provoke

Example (Swahili):

Kauli zake zilichachisha umma.

Example (English):

His remarks provoked the public.

Chachisha²

cha-chisha

English: Make a drink taste sharp or sour

Example (Swahili):

Aliongeza limau ili achachishe juisi.

Example (English):

He added lemon to make the juice sour.

Chachu¹

chachu

English: Sour taste; yeast

Example (Swahili):

Mkate ulipanda kwa sababu ya chachu.

Example (English):

The bread rose because of yeast.

Chachu²

chachu

English: Motivation; incentive

Example (Swahili):

Ushindi ulikuwa chachu ya juhudi zaidi.

Example (English):

Victory was an incentive for more effort.

Chachu³

chachu

English: Chaff of millet or maize

Example (Swahili):

Waliweka chachu upande wa shamba.

Example (English):

They put maize chaff at the edge of the farm.

Chachu⁴

chachu

English: Residue left in a sieve (e.g., coconut pulp)

Example (Swahili):

Walitupa chachu baada ya kukamua nazi.

Example (English):

They discarded the coconut pulp after extracting milk.

Chachua

cha-chua

English: Intensify; make sharper

Example (Swahili):

Aliongeza pilipili ili achachue ladha ya chakula.

Example (English):

He added chili to intensify the taste of the food.

Chachuka

cha-chuka

English: Food beginning to spoil and bubble

Example (Swahili):

Uji ulikuwa umeshaanza kuchachuka.

Example (English):

The porridge had already started fermenting.

Chachuli

chachuli

English: Bushbaby (a type of small monkey)

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona chachuli usiku msituni.

Example (English):

We saw a bushbaby in the forest at night.

Chadari

chadari

English: Long cloth; curtain; covering garment

Example (Swahili):

Walifunga chadari dirishani.

Example (English):

They hung a curtain on the window.

Chadi

Chadi

English: Zodiac sign symbolized by an antelope's head

Example (Swahili):

Alizaliwa chini ya ishara ya Chadi.

Example (English):

He was born under the sign of Chadi.

Chafi¹

chafi

English: Broad gray or black sea fish

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walipata chafi sokoni.

Example (English):

The fishermen sold the broad sea fish in the market.

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