kigogo
kee-GOH-goh
How to say it
Swahilikigogokee-GOH-goh
Englishbigwig, heavyweight; log, tree stump
Meaning
A powerful and important person in politics, business or sport; literally a thick piece of a tree trunk or a stump.
Good to know
Ki/vi class noun: plural vigogo. In news it mostly means a big shot: vigogo wa chama, the party heavyweights. It takes wa for people: kigogo wa CCM.
Examples
- Vigogo wa chama walikutana kwa siri jana usiku.The party heavyweights met in secret last night.
- Kigogo huyo wa benki amekamatwa kwa ufisadi.That banking bigwig has been arrested for corruption.
- Alikaa juu ya kigogo kupumzika.He sat on a log to rest.
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