Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Chata³

cha-ta

English: A rental bird

Example (Swahili):

Walimchukua chata kwa uwindaji.

Example (English):

They took a rental bird for hunting.

Chati¹

cha-ti

English: A chart; diagram with information

Example (Swahili):

Mwalimu alitumia chati kufundisha darasani.

Example (English):

The teacher used a chart to teach in class.

Chati²

cha-ti

English: Trick; deceit; cunning

Example (Swahili):

Mtu yule hutumia chati kufanikisha mambo yake.

Example (English):

That person uses deceit to achieve his goals.

Chati³

cha-ti

English: Chat; communicate via messages

Example (Swahili):

Jana tulichati mtandaoni kwa muda mrefu.

Example (English):

Yesterday we chatted online for a long time.

Chatif

cha-tif

English: High rank or status (esp. "climbed the chart")

Example (Swahili):

Nyimbo yake ilifika chatif ya kwanza.

Example (English):

His song reached the top rank.

Chatne

chat-ne

English: A coconut relish

Example (Swahili):

Waliandaa wali na chatne ya nazi.

Example (English):

They prepared rice with coconut relish.

Chatu

cha-tu

English: A large constrictor snake (python)

Example (Swahili):

Walimwona chatu akilala msituni.

Example (English):

They saw a python lying in the forest.

Chauchau¹

chau-chau

English: Money or bribe given for persuasion

Example (Swahili):

Alitoa chauchau ili kesi ifutwe.

Example (English):

He gave a bribe to have the case dismissed.

Chauchau²

chau-chau

English: An unpredictable or disorderly person

Example (Swahili):

Walimuita yeye mtu wa chauchau.

Example (English):

They called him a disorderly person.

Chauchau³

chau-chau

English: Disorderly; lacking arrangement

Example (Swahili):

Sherehe ilikuwa chauchau bila mpangilio.

Example (English):

The party was disorderly without organization.

Chaudari

chau-dari

English: Night watchman; guard

Example (Swahili):

Chaudari alizunguka mtaa usiku kucha.

Example (English):

The night watchman patrolled the neighborhood all night.

Chaudere

chau-dere

English: See chudere

Example (Swahili):

Walimuita chaudere kijijini.

Example (English):

They called him chaudere in the village.

Chauko

chau-ko

English: A peg marking a land boundary

Example (Swahili):

Aliweka chauko kuonyesha mpaka wa shamba.

Example (English):

He placed a peg to mark the farm boundary.

Chaupepeta

chaupe-peta

English: A meaningless or unimportant person; a nobody

Example (Swahili):

Wenzake walimwona kama chaupepeta.

Example (English):

His peers considered him a nobody.

Chauro

chau-ro

English: A food mix of fried lentils and peanut crumbs

Example (Swahili):

Tulikula chauro na chai jioni.

Example (English):

We ate chauro with tea in the evening.

Chaushi

chau-shi

English: Sergeant; a military rank

Example (Swahili):

Chaushi aliongoza mazoezi ya wanajeshi.

Example (English):

The sergeant led the soldiers' training.

Chavichavi

chavi-chavi

English: A hairy caterpillar with black or yellow stripes that stings

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto aliguzwa na chavichavi na kulia.

Example (English):

The child was stung by a hairy caterpillar and cried.

Chavua¹

cha-vua

English: Pollen of flowers

Example (Swahili):

Nyuki walikusanya chavua kutoka maua.

Example (English):

Bees collected pollen from flowers.

Chavua²

cha-vua

English: An insect found on the gills of some fish

Example (Swahili):

Samaki alikuwa na chavua kwenye mapezi.

Example (English):

The fish had an insect on its gills.

Chavulio

chavu-lio

English: The part of a flower that produces pollen

Example (Swahili):

Alionyesha chavulio cha ua darasani.

Example (English):

He showed the flower's stamen in class.

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