kikaka

How to say it

Meaning

haste, hurry, or confusion, especially sudden disorder.

Good to know

used adverbially to mean hurriedly or hastily.

Examples

• Alifanya kazi yake kwa kikaka kabla ya muda kuisha.He did his work hurriedly before time ran out.
• Kikaka gani kilisababisha watu kukimbia hivyo?What confusion caused people to run like that?
• Hakufanya maamuzi kwa kikaka, alifikiri kwa makini.He did not decide in haste, he thought carefully.
• Wafanyakazi walipakia mizigo kikaka kabla ya mvua.The workers loaded the cargo hastily before the rain.