Swahili
gimbi
GI-mbi
How to say it
SwahiligimbiGI-mbisoon
Englishbeersoon
Frenchbièresoon
Meaning
a locally brewed intoxicating beverage, a type of beer.
Good to know
also called ugimbi.
Examples
- Wazee walikunywa gimbi kwenye sherehe.The elders drank the local beer at the celebration.
- Je, gimbi hii inatengenezwaje?How is this beer made?
- Hawakuruhusiwa kunywa gimbi wakiwa vijana.They were not allowed to drink the beer while young.
- Gimbi ilichemshwa kwa siku kadhaa.The beer was brewed for several days.
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