Swahili
kicheko
ki-CHE-ko
How to say it
Swahilikichekoki-CHE-kosoon
Englishlaughsoon
Frenchriresoon
Meaning
the sound or act of laughing, a laugh.
Good to know
appears in the set phrase angua kicheko, burst out laughing; can also mean a laughingstock, as in amekuwa kicheko cha watu.
Examples
- Kicheko chake kinaambukiza.Her laugh is infectious.
- Kwa nini una kicheko hicho usoni?Why do you have that grin on your face?
- Sikuweza kuzuia kicheko nilipomwona.I couldn't hold back my laughter when I saw him.
- Alipoanguka kwenye ganda la ndizi, watu wote waliangua kicheko.When he slipped on a banana peel, everyone burst out laughing.
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