Swahili
kikumbo
ki-KUM-bo
How to say it
Swahilikikumboki-KUM-bosoon
Englishshove, pushsoon
Frenchpoussée, bousculadesoon
Meaning
a push, shove, or jostle.
Good to know
used in the phrase piga kikumbo, to shove or jostle someone, often said of crowded places like markets or buses.
Examples
- Alinipiga kikumbo nikaanguka.He shoved me and I fell over.
- Kwenye basi kulikuwa na vikumbo vingi.There was a lot of jostling on the bus.
- Usipige watu vikumbo unapopita.Don't shove people as you pass.
- Je, ni nani aliyekupa kikumbo hicho?Who was it that shoved you like that?
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