Swahili
jogoo
joh-GOH-oh
How to say it
Swahilijogoojoh-GOH-ohsoon
Englishroostersoon
Frenchcoqsoon
Meaning
a rooster or cock.
Good to know
traditionally used to mark the time, e.g. jogoo la kwanza, the first cock-crow around 2 a.m.
Examples
- Jogoo liliwika mapema asubuhi.The rooster crowed early in the morning.
- Walifuga jogoo na kuku wengi shambani.They kept a rooster and many hens on the farm.
- Je, jogoo la kwanza liliwika saa ngapi?What time did the first cock-crow sound?
- Watoto waliogopa jogoo mkali wa jirani.The children were afraid of the neighbor's fierce rooster.
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