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Swahili

kigosho

ki-GO-sho

How to say it

Swahilikigoshoki-GO-shosoon
Englishdeformitysoon
Frenchdifformitésoon

Meaning

a bend, crookedness, or deformity, especially of a limb.

Good to know

kigosho cha mkono names a deformed arm.

Examples

  • Aligundua kigosho kwenye fimbo aliyoinunua.He noticed a bend in the stick he had bought.
  • Kigosho cha mkono wake kilitokana na ajali?Did the deformity of his arm result from an accident?
  • Hakuwa na kigosho chochote mwilini mwake.He had no deformity anywhere on his body.
  • Daktari alichunguza vigosho kwenye mifupa ya mgonjwa.The doctor examined the deformities in the patient's bones.

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