kichinjo

How to say it

Meaning

an act of killing animals or people, a slaughter or massacre.

Good to know

used both for the literal slaughter of livestock and, figuratively, for a massacre of people.

Examples

• Kichinjo cha mifugo kilifanyika asubuhi.The slaughter of the livestock took place in the morning.
• Kichinjo kile cha kikatili kilianza lini?When did that brutal massacre begin?
• Hawakutarajia kichinjo kama kile kutokea tena.They did not expect a massacre like that to happen again.
• Vita vile viliishia kwa vichinjo vingi vya raia.That war ended in many massacres of civilians.