duka la nyama
DOO-kah LAH NYAH-mah
How to say it
Swahiliduka la nyamaDOO-kah LAH NYAH-mahsoon
Englishbutcher shop
Frenchboucherie
Meaning
A shop where fresh meat is cut and sold to customers.
Good to know
Plural maduka ya nyama. Built from duka, shop, and nyama, meat; the butcher is mchinjaji or mchinja.
Examples
- Nilinunua kilo moja ya nyama ya ng’ombe kwenye duka la nyama.I bought one kilo of beef at the butcher shop.
- Duka la nyama la mtaa wetu hufunguliwa saa moja asubuhi.Our street’s butcher shop opens at seven in the morning.
- Baba yake anamiliki duka la nyama sokoni.His father owns a butcher shop at the market.
The same word in
Not yet checked by a native speaker.