Swahili
kipee
ki-PE-e
How to say it
Swahilikipeeki-PE-esoon
Englishpimplesoon
Frenchboutonsoon
Meaning
a pimple, spot, or other small skin eruption.
Good to know
a variant of kipele; the plural vipele is the common word for a rash.
Examples
- Uso wake ulijaa vipee vya chunusi.His face was covered in acne spots.
- Je, kipee hiki kitatoweka lenyewe?Will this pimple go away on its own?
- Alitumia dawa kupunguza vipee usoni.She used medicine to reduce the spots on her face.
- Kipee kimoja kilivimba usiku uliopita.One pimple swelled up last night.
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