indimi

Swahili

kionja

ki-ON-ja

How to say it

Swahilikionjaki-ON-jasoon
Englishsoul patchsoon
Frenchimpérialesoon

Meaning

a small tuft of beard growing just below the lower lip.

Good to know

jokingly nicknamed mchuzi, 'gravy', because it sits where sauce might drip, hence 'gravy-taster'.

Examples

  • Alikuwa na kionja kidogo kilichonyolewa vizuri.He had a small, neatly trimmed soul patch.
  • Je, unafikiri kionja kinamfaa?Do you think the soul patch suits him?
  • Alinyoa ndevu zote isipokuwa kionja.He shaved off his whole beard except for the soul patch.
  • Vijana wengi wanapenda mtindo wa kionja siku hizi.Many young men like the soul-patch style these days.

Not yet checked by a native speaker.

Open in the dictionary ›