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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