chopa

How to say it

Meaning

to take a small handful of something; also, to sell goods on a small scale, as a hawker does.

Good to know

take (a small amount, a hand- ful); engage in business on a small scale, vend, hawk. inv. chopoa. pull out; snatch away, seize; (fig.) steal. inv; (ma-) handful, bundle (of firewood)

Examples

• Alichopa mchele kidogo kwa ajili ya kupima.He took a small handful of rice to measure.
• Mama huchopa bidhaa kutoka sokoni kuuza mtaani.Mom buys small amounts of goods from the market to sell in the neighborhood.
• Nichope kidogo cha chumvi tafadhali.Give me a small handful of salt please.
• Wafanyabiashara wadogo huchopa bidhaa kuuza barabarani.Small traders sell goods on a small scale on the street.

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