Swahili
kipusa
kee-POO-sah
How to say it
Swahilikipusakee-POO-sahsoon
Englishsmall tusksoon
Frenchpetite cornesoon
Meaning
a small tusk, especially of a rhinoceros; informally, an attractive young woman.
Good to know
The 'pretty girl' sense is colloquial slang.
Examples
- Wawindaji haramu walitaka kipusa cha faru.Poachers wanted the rhino's small tusk.
- Yule kipusa aliyekuwa kwenye sherehe alivutia macho ya wengi.That pretty girl at the party caught many eyes.
- Kijana yule anamfuata kipusa wa mtaani.That young man is chasing after the neighborhood beauty.
- Je, umeona kipusa cha faru kilichokamatwa na maafisa?Have you seen the rhino tusk that officials seized?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.