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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

kipapato

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