Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Chora²

cho-ra

English: The black part of a matchstick that ignites

Example (Swahili):

Aliwaka kiberiti kwa kutumia chora.

Example (English):

He lit the match using the black tip.

Chorai

cho-rai

English: To draw a picture; to mark

Example (Swahili):

Mwanafunzi alichorai ramani darasani.

Example (English):

The student drew a map in class.

Chordo mordo

chor-do mor-do

English: Very drunk

Example (Swahili):

Alikuwa chordo mordo usiku kucha.

Example (English):

He was dead drunk all night.

Chordo¹

chor-do

English: Very drunk

Example (Swahili):

Baada ya kunywa pombe nyingi alichorda.

Example (English):

After drinking a lot of alcohol he was very drunk.

Chordo²

chor-do

English: A type of food made from almond flour and sugar

Example (Swahili):

Walipika chordo kwa sherehe ya ndoa.

Example (English):

They prepared almond-sugar food for the wedding.

Chorea

cho-rea

English: An antelope-like animal with long horns

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona chorea porini.

Example (English):

We saw an antelope-like animal with long horns in the wild.

Chorochoro

choro-choro

English: A type of decorative Arabic art pattern

Example (Swahili):

Mlango ulikuwa na nakshi za chorochoro.

Example (English):

The door had decorative Arabic patterns.

Choroko

choro-ko

English: Small green grains; a type of legume

Example (Swahili):

Waliupika ugali wa choroko.

Example (English):

They cooked porridge from green legumes.

Chorombozi

choro-mbozi

English: A reward for finding something lost

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alipata chorombozi kwa kuleta pochi iliyopotea.

Example (English):

The child received a reward for bringing the lost purse.

Choropoka

choro-poka

English: To run away; escape

Example (Swahili):

Wezi walichoropoka baada ya polisi kuja.

Example (English):

The thieves escaped after the police arrived.

Chosha

cho-sha

English: To tire someone; to annoy

Example (Swahili):

Kelele nyingi zimenichosha.

Example (English):

Too much noise has tired me.

Choshi

cho-shi

English: Tiring; causing fatigue

Example (Swahili):

Kazi ya mikono ni choshi.

Example (English):

Manual work is tiring.

Chosi

cho-si

English: Darkness due to rain clouds or dust

Example (Swahili):

Mbingu zilijaa chosi kabla ya mvua.

Example (English):

The sky was filled with darkness before the rain.

Chota

cho-ta

English: To take little by little; to try to understand someone's thoughts

Example (Swahili):

Alimchota maji kidogo kwenye sufuria.

Example (English):

He took a little water into the pot.

Chotara¹

chota-ra

English: A mixed-blood person; hybrid

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto huyu ni chotara wa kizungu na Mwafrika.

Example (English):

This child is a mixed race of European and African.

Chotara²

chota-ra

English: A hybrid plant; mixed seeds

Example (Swahili):

Wakulima walipanda chotara wa mahindi.

Example (English):

Farmers planted hybrid maize.

Chotara³

chota-ra

English: Hybrid; mixed

Example (Swahili):

Gari hili ni chotara la umeme na petroli.

Example (English):

This car is a hybrid of electric and petrol.

Chotashigi

chota-shigi

English: A type of wave or millet

Example (Swahili):

Walivuna nafaka aina ya chotashigi.

Example (English):

They harvested millet called chotashigi.

Chote¹

cho-te

English: Every (thing)

Example (Swahili):

Alijua mambo yote chote.

Example (English):

He knew everything.

Chote²

cho-te

English: Everything (in the ki-vi class)

Example (Swahili):

Vyombo vyote chote vilikuwa safi.

Example (English):

All the utensils were clean.

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