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Swahili

dokoa

do-KO-a

How to say it

Swahilidokoado-KO-asoon
Englishto break offsoon
Frenchcasser un morceausoon

Meaning

to break or bite off a small piece of something.

Good to know

also used in the extended sense of dokeza, to hint.

Examples

  • Alidokoa kipande kidogo cha mkate.He broke off a small piece of bread.
  • Mtoto alidokoa tunda kabla halijaiva.The child bit off a piece of the fruit before it was ripe.
  • Je, umedokoa chochote kwenye chakula changu?Have you nibbled anything off my food?

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