indimi

Swahili

kidari

ki-DA-ri

How to say it

Swahilikidariki-DA-risoon
Englishbreastsoon
Frenchpoitrinesoon

Meaning

the breast or breastbone, especially of an animal or bird.

Good to know

colloquially, toa kidari means to swagger or act conceited, literally to stick out one's chest.

Examples

  • Alipika kidari cha kuku kwa chakula cha jioni.She cooked the chicken breast for dinner.
  • Kwa nini unatoa kidari mbele ya kila mtu?Why do you swagger in front of everyone?
  • Hatukupata kidari kizuri cha samaki sokoni.We did not find good fish breast meat at the market.
  • Yule kijana anatoa kidari tangu ashinde tuzo.That young man has been strutting around since he won the award.

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