Swahili
kifaru
ki-FA-ru
How to say it
Swahilikifaruki-FA-rusoon
Englishrhinocerossoon
Frenchrhinocérossoon
Meaning
a large, thick-skinned mammal with one or two horns on its snout, a rhinoceros.
Good to know
figuratively and in military contexts, kifaru also means a tank, as in kikundi cha vifaru, an armored battalion.
Examples
- Kifaru alikimbia msituni tulipomkaribia.The rhinoceros ran into the forest when we approached it.
- Vifaru vimebaki vichache mbugani.Few rhinoceroses remain in the game park.
- Jeshi halikutumia vifaru katika mapigano yale.The army did not use tanks in that battle.
- Umewahi kuona kifaru cha kweli?Have you ever seen a real rhinoceros?
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