kidoto

How to say it

Meaning

a blinker or blinder fitted over an animal's eyes, such as a camel's, to limit its vision.

Good to know

figuratively, funda kidoto means to follow blindly, as if wearing blinkers.

Examples

• Waliweka kidoto machoni pa ngamia kabla ya safari.They put blinkers over the camel's eyes before the journey.
• Kidoto hicho kinamzuia mnyama kuona pembeni.That blinker stops the animal from seeing to the side.
• Hakuvua kidoto cha ngamia hadi walipofika.He did not remove the camel's blinker until they arrived.
• Usifunde kidoto, jiulize kwanza kabla ya kufuata.Don't follow blindly, ask yourself first before following.