Swahili
kikorokoro
ki-ko-ro-KO-ro
How to say it
Swahilikikorokoroki-ko-ro-KO-rosoon
Englishknick-knacksoon
Frenchbricolesoon
Meaning
an odd article, gadget, or utensil, and in the plural (vikorokoro) miscellaneous belongings, junk, or bric-a-brac.
Good to know
commonly used in the plural, vikorokoro, for a jumble of small odds and ends.
Examples
- Ghorofani kuna vikorokoro vingi visivyotumika.Upstairs there are lots of unused odds and ends.
- Alinunua kikorokoro fulani sokoni asichokijua kazi yake.He bought some gadget at the market he didn't even know the use of.
- Safisha chumba, ondoa vikorokoro hivi vyote.Clean the room, get rid of all this junk.
- Je, vikorokoro hivi ni vya nani?Whose odds and ends are these?
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