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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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