Swahili
kikalio
ki-ka-LI-o
How to say it
Swahilikikalioki-ka-LI-osoon
Englishluxurysoon
Frenchluxesoon
Meaning
colloquially, a luxury item, such as cigarettes or tobacco.
Good to know
coll. luxury (cigarettes, to- bacco)
Examples
- Alinunua kikalio chake cha sigara mwishoni mwa mwezi.He bought his little luxury of cigarettes at the end of the month.
- Kikalio kama tumbaku kinamgharimu pesa nyingi?Does a luxury like tobacco cost him a lot of money?
- Hakuwa na pesa za kununua kikalio wiki hii.He did not have money to buy his luxury item this week.
- Watu wachache tu wanaweza kumudu vikalio vya aina hiyo.Only a few people can afford luxuries of that kind.
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