Swahili
chubuko
chu-BU-ko
How to say it
Swahilichubukochu-BU-kosoon
Englishabrasionsoon
Frenchécorchuresoon
Meaning
a scrape or bruise on the skin caused by friction or a knock.
Good to know
plural machubuko is common for multiple scrapes; from the verb chubua, to scrape the skin.
Examples
- Alianguka na kupata chubuko mkononi.He fell and got a scrape on his arm.
- Chubuko lile bado halijapona.That scrape still hasn't healed.
- Je, chubuko hilo linauma?Does that scrape hurt?
- Watoto wana machubuko miguuni baada ya kucheza mchangani.The children have scrapes on their legs after playing in the sand.
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