kifuko
kee-FOO-koh
How to say it
Swahilikifukokee-FOO-koh
Englishsmall bag, pouch; sac (in the body)
Frenchpetit sac, pochette; sac (anatomique)
Meaning
A small bag or pouch for carrying things, and in the body a small sac, such as kifuko cha nyongo, the gall bladder, or vifuko vya mayai, the ovaries.
Good to know
Ki/vi class noun, plural vifuko; the diminutive of mfuko, bag. In health writing it is mostly used in the plural for sacs in the body.
Examples
- Aliweka sarafu zake ndani ya kifuko kidogo.He put his coins in a small pouch.
- Daktari alisema kifuko chake cha nyongo kina mawe.The doctor said her gall bladder has stones.
- Vifuko vya mayai vya mwanamke hutoa yai kila mwezi.A woman’s ovaries release an egg every month.
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