Swahili
kikero
ki-KE-ro
How to say it
Swahilikikeroki-KE-rosoon
Englishnose ringsoon
Frenchanneau de nezsoon
Meaning
a ring worn through the nose.
Good to know
synonymous with hazama and kishaufu.
Examples
- Bibi arusi alivaa kikero cha dhahabu puani.The bride wore a gold nose ring.
- Kikero hicho kimepitishwa kutoka kizazi hadi kizazi?Has that nose ring been passed down from generation to generation?
- Hakupenda kuvaa kikero kama mama yake.She did not like wearing a nose ring like her mother.
- Wanawake wa kabila fulani hupamba pua zao kwa vikero.Women of a certain tribe adorn their noses with nose rings.
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