kamasi

How to say it

Meaning

mucus that runs from the nose, especially from a cold.

Good to know

futa kamasi means 'to blow one's nose'; siwezi kamasi is a common idiom for 'I have a blocked, running nose'.

Examples

• Mtoto alikuwa na kamasi usoni baada ya kupata mafua.The child had mucus on his face after catching a cold.
• Mama alimfuta mtoto kamasi kwa kitambaa.Mother wiped the mucus from the child with a cloth.
• Je, bado una kamasi na kikohozi?Do you still have a runny nose and cough?
• Sikuweza kupumua vizuri kwa sababu ya kamasi.I couldn't breathe well because of the nasal mucus.