Swahili
chafuo
cha-FU-o
How to say it
Swahilichafuocha-FU-osoon
Englishtsetse flysoon
Frenchmouche tsé-tsésoon
Meaning
a blood-feeding fly that transmits sleeping sickness to humans and cattle, the tsetse fly.
Good to know
a synonym is mbungo.
Examples
- Chafuo huuma na kusambaza ugonjwa wa malale.The tsetse fly bites and spreads sleeping sickness.
- Wafugaji wanaogopa chafuo katika maeneo ya pori.Herders fear the tsetse fly in bush areas.
- Ng'ombe waliumwa na chafuo njiani.The cattle were bitten by tsetse flies on the way.
- Serikali ilinyunyiza dawa kupunguza chafuo.The government sprayed insecticide to reduce the tsetse fly.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.