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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