churo

How to say it

Meaning

regarded as unlucky or ill-omened, said especially of a child believed by omens to bring misfortune to the family.

Good to know

adjective stem -churo, most often heard in the set phrase mtoto mchuro.

Examples

• Jamii ilimwita mtoto mchuro kwa sababu ya alama za mwilini.The community called the child ill-omened because of the marks on his body.
• Hawakutaka kumlea mtoto mchuro peke yao.They didn't want to raise the ill-omened child alone.
• Je, imani ya mtoto mchuro bado ipo vijijini?Does the belief in the ill-omened child still exist in the villages?