Swahili
chinja
CHIN-ja
How to say it
SwahilichinjaCHIN-jasoon
Englishto slaughtersoon
Frenchégorgersoon
Meaning
to slaughter an animal by cutting its throat.
Good to know
commonly used for ritual or festive slaughter, such as chinja kuku for Eid or a wedding.
Examples
- Baba alichinja kuku kwa ajili ya wageni.Father slaughtered a chicken for the guests.
- Watachinja ng'ombe kwa sherehe ya harusi.They will slaughter a cow for the wedding celebration.
- Je, umeshachinja mbuzi kwa ajili ya Eid?Have you already slaughtered a goat for Eid?
- Wachinjaji walichinja wanyama kwa uangalifu.The butchers slaughtered the animals carefully.
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