kipapatiko
kee-pah-pah-TEE-koh
How to say it
Swahilikipapatikokee-pah-pah-TEE-koh
Englishwing tip; wing (of a chicken)
Frenchbout d'aile ; aile (de poulet)
Meaning
The tip of a bird's wing, and in cooking the wing of a chicken.
Good to know
Ki/vi class noun, plural vipapatiko; also kipapatio. In restaurants vipapatio vya kuku are chicken wings.
Examples
- Ndege alijeruhiwa kwenye kipapatiko.The bird was injured at the tip of its wing.
- Mtoto alipenda kula kipapatiko cha kuku.The child loved eating the chicken wing.
- Kipapatiko cha kuku kina nyama kidogo.A chicken wing has little meat.
Forms
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