Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Chita

chi-ta

English: See: duma (cheetah)

Example (Swahili):

Chita alimkimbiza paa porini.

Example (English):

The cheetah chased the gazelle in the wild.

Chizi

chi-zi

English: Insane person; untrustworthy person; cheese

Example (Swahili):

Walisema ana tabia za chizi.

Example (English):

They said he behaves like a madman.

Chizika

chizi-ka

English: To go mad

Example (Swahili):

Baada ya mshtuko, alichizika.

Example (English):

After the shock, he went mad.

Cho

cho

English: Expression of surprise; overnight

Example (Swahili):

Cho! Alishtuka ghafla.

Example (English):

"Cho!" He got startled suddenly.

Choa

cho-a

English: Scar; skin disease with circular marks

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa na choa mkononi.

Example (English):

He had a scar on his hand.

Choba

cho-ba

English: To dance naked

Example (Swahili):

Waliwashutumu vijana kwa kuchoba.

Example (English):

The youths were accused of dancing naked.

Chobea

cho-bea

English: To dance closely; to flirt

Example (Swahili):

Walichobea kwenye ngoma ya usiku.

Example (English):

They danced closely at the night dance.

Chobeana

chobe-ana

English: To dance intimately; to exchange obscenities

Example (Swahili):

Vijana walichobeana shereheni.

Example (English):

The youths danced intimately at the feast.

Chobo

cho-bo

English: Lewd dance; to pass a ball between legs

Example (Swahili):

Walicheza chobo uwanjani.

Example (English):

They played chobo on the field.

Chocha

cho-cha

English: To poke; to drink alcohol; type of small fruit; to fish by prodding; to spoil words

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kuchocha moto na fimbo.

Example (English):

He continued poking the fire with a stick.

Chochea

choche-a

English: To incite; to stir a fire; to accelerate

Example (Swahili):

Walimchochea asikubali kushindwa.

Example (English):

They incited him not to accept defeat.

Chocheleza

choche-leza

English: To tempt; to attract

Example (Swahili):

Maneno yake yalichocheleza tamaa ya vijana.

Example (English):

His words tempted the youths.

Chocheo

choche-o

English: Kindling

Example (Swahili):

Waliweka chocheo kwenye moto.

Example (English):

They put kindling in the fire.

Chocho

cho-cho

English: Children's jumping game

Example (Swahili):

Watoto walicheza chocho mchana kutwa.

Example (English):

Children played the jumping game all day.

Chochoa

chocho-a

English: To hollow out (e.g., log for canoe)

Example (Swahili):

Waliamua kuchochoa mti kwa ajili ya mtumbwi.

Example (English):

They decided to hollow out the tree for a canoe.

Chochomea

chochome-a

English: To eat greedily

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alichochomea chakula kwa haraka.

Example (English):

The child ate the food greedily.

Chochomeka

chochome-ka

English: To insert something sharp

Example (Swahili):

Aliyochomeka sindano mkononi.

Example (English):

He inserted a needle in his arm.

Chochota

chochota

English: To irritate (e.g., a wound)

Example (Swahili):

Usichochote jeraha lako.

Example (English):

Do not irritate your wound.

Chochote

cho-chote

English: Poor; any (unspecified thing)

Example (Swahili):

Hakuwa na chochote cha kutoa.

Example (English):

He had nothing to give.

Chogoe

cho-goe

English: See: kigoe

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alipata chogoe mguuni.

Example (English):

The child got a wart on his leg.

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