Swahili
chinjo
CHIN-jo
How to say it
SwahilichinjoCHIN-josoon
Englishslaughtersoon
Frenchabattagesoon
Meaning
a slaughtering; figuratively, a massacre or bloodshed.
Good to know
slaughter(ing); fig. massacre, carnage, bloodshed
Examples
- Chinjo la wanyama lilifanyika asubuhi kabla ya soko.The slaughtering of the animals happened in the morning before the market.
- Vita vilisababisha chinjo kubwa mjini.The war caused great bloodshed in the city.
- Waandishi wa habari waliripoti chinjo kilichotokea vitani.Journalists reported the massacre that occurred in the war.
- Chinjo cha mifugo hufanywa na wataalamu.The slaughtering of livestock is done by experts.
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