Swahili
dovuo
do-VU-o
How to say it
Swahilidovuodo-VU-osoon
Englishdribble of salivasoon
Frenchfilet de salivesoon
Meaning
a dribble of saliva, as produced during sleep.
Good to know
dribble of saliva (during sleep). doya, doyadoya reconnoiter, spy, investi- gate; sponge (o free meal, although un- invited)
Examples
- Mtoto aliacha dovuo kwenye mto alipolala.The child left a dribble of saliva on the pillow while sleeping.
- Alijifuta dovuo mdomoni alipoamka.He wiped the drool from his mouth when he woke up.
- Je, watoto wachanga hupata dovuo mara kwa mara?Do infants drool often?
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