harabu

How to say it

Meaning

a destroyer or vandal, someone or something that causes destruction; also used as an adjective meaning destructive or violent.

Good to know

Occurs in the proverb: nazi mbovu harabu ya nzima, 'a bad coconut spoils the good ones'.

Examples

• Mvua kubwa ilikuwa harabu kwa mazao yote.The heavy rain was destructive to all the crops.
• Kijana yule ni harabu, huvunja kila kitu.That boy is a destroyer; he breaks everything.
• Kama methali isemavyo, nazi mbovu harabu ya nzima.As the proverb says, a bad coconut spoils the good ones.