jezi

How to say it

Meaning

The shirt worn by the players of a sports team, in the team's colors and often with a number and a name.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in the plural. Jezi namba kumi is the number ten shirt; mashabiki huvaa jezi za timu yao, fans wear their team's shirts.

Examples

• Mashabiki walinunua jezi mpya za timu yao.The fans bought their team's new jerseys.
• Anavaa jezi namba saba kwenye timu ya taifa.He wears the number seven shirt in the national team.
• Jezi hizi ni feki, si za klabu halisi.These jerseys are fake, not the real club's.