kereng'ende

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Meaning

a kind of partridge or francolin, a ground-dwelling game bird.

Good to know

in this older sense the word denotes a partridge-like game bird; in modern everyday Swahili kereng'ende instead means 'dragonfly'.

Examples

• Wawindaji walimfukuza kereng'ende kichakani.The hunters chased the francolin into the bushes.
• Kereng'ende aliruka juu ya bwawa la maji.A dragonfly flew over the pond.
• Je, umewahi kula nyama ya kereng'ende?Have you ever eaten francolin meat?
• Watoto walijaribu kukamata kereng'ende bustanini.The children tried to catch a dragonfly in the garden.

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