gego

How to say it

Meaning

One of the broad back teeth used for grinding and chewing food. A gego dogo, small molar, is a premolar.

Good to know

Ji/ma class noun, plural magego: magego madogo, premolars. chego and cheyo name the same tooth; in everyday speech people also say jino la nyuma, back tooth.

Examples

• Daktari wa meno aling'oa gego lake lililooza.The dentist pulled out his decayed molar.
• Magego husaga chakula kabla ya kumeza.The molars grind food before it is swallowed.
• Mtoto huota magego baada ya meno ya mbele.A child grows molars after the front teeth.

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Forms

chego, cheyo