Swahili
kikoko
ki-KO-ko
How to say it
Swahilikikokoki-KO-kosoon
Englishscab, scurfsoon
Frenchcroûtesoon
Meaning
scurf or a scab on the skin, diminutive of ukoko.
Good to know
(dimin. of ukoko) rare scurf, scab. kikoloni {Engl. J- —a kikoko. colonial, seri- kali ya kikoko. colonial administration
Examples
- Kidonda chake kimeanza kupata kikoko.His wound has begun to form a scab.
- Kikoko hicho kinawasha kichwani?Does that scurf itch on the head?
- Hakuondoa kikoko kabla hakijapona vizuri.He did not remove the scab before it had properly healed.
- Daktari alimpa dawa ya kutibu vikoko kichwani.The doctor gave him medicine to treat the scurf on his scalp.
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