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Swahili

kikumbo

ki-KUM-bo

How to say it

Swahilikikumboki-KUM-bosoon
Englishshove, pushsoon
Frenchpoussée, bousculadesoon

Meaning

a push, shove, or jostle.

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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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