Swahili
kakawana
ka-ka-WA-na
How to say it
Swahilikakawanaka-ka-WA-nasoon
Englishmuscularsoon
Frenchmusclésoon
Meaning
physically strong and muscular, athletic in build.
Good to know
used of a strongly built person; the related noun makakawana means 'athletes' or 'strongmen'.
Examples
- Mvulana yule ni kakawana, ana nguvu za ajabu.That boy is muscular, he has amazing strength.
- Alikuwa kakawana tangu ujana wake.He has been strongly built since his youth.
- Je, unafanya mazoezi ili kuwa kakawana?Do you exercise to become muscular?
- Wanariadha wale ni makakawana wa kweli.Those athletes are truly powerful, muscular people.
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