kipindupindu
kee-pee-ndoo-PEE-ndoo
How to say it
Swahilikipindupindukee-pee-ndoo-PEE-ndoo
Englishcholera
Frenchcholéra
Meaning
A dangerous disease of the gut, spread by dirty water and food, that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting.
Good to know
Ki/vi noun used without a plural: mlipuko wa kipindupindu, a cholera outbreak.
Examples
- Mlipuko wa kipindupindu umeua watu watano.A cholera outbreak has killed five people.
- Chemsha maji ya kunywa ili kuzuia kipindupindu.Boil drinking water to prevent cholera.
- Wagonjwa wa kipindupindu walitengwa hospitalini.The cholera patients were isolated in hospital.
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