chembe
CHEH-mbeh
How to say it
SwahilichembeCHEH-mbeh
Englishparticle, grain; cell (of blood)
Frenchparticule, grain; cellule (sanguine)
Meaning
A very small piece or grain of something, such as sand, salt or dust; in medicine, a cell of the blood or body.
Good to know
N class noun. Chembe za damu, blood cells; chembe sahani, platelets; chembechembe, traces or tiny particles. Hakuna chembe ya shaka, not a grain of doubt.
Examples
- Mkate huu una chembe za mchanga.This bread has grains of sand in it.
- Kipimo kilionyesha upungufu wa chembe za damu.The test showed a shortage of blood cells.
- Hakuna chembe ya ukweli katika habari hiyo.There is not a grain of truth in that story.
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