Swahili
kikuchia
ki-ku-CHI-a
How to say it
Swahilikikuchiaki-ku-CHI-asoon
Englishhangnailsoon
Frenchenviesoon
Meaning
a hangnail, torn skin at the edge of a fingernail.
Good to know
hangnail
Examples
- Kidole changu kina kikuchia kinachouma.My finger has a hangnail that hurts.
- Usivute kikuchia, kitatoka damu.Don't pull the hangnail, it will bleed.
- Alikata kikuchia kwa mkasi mdogo.She trimmed the hangnail with small scissors.
- Vikuchia vinatokea zaidi wakati wa kiangazi.Hangnails appear more often during the dry season.
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