Swahili
kitapo
kee-TAH-poh
How to say it
Swahilikitapokee-TAH-pohsoon
Englishshiveringsoon
Frenchfrissonssoon
Meaning
a fit of shivering or trembling, especially as a symptom of fever or chills.
Good to know
Medical term.
Examples
- Mgonjwa alipatwa na kitapo cha homa usiku.The patient had a fit of fever chills at night.
- Alitetemeka kwa kitapo baada ya kulowa mvuani.He shivered with chills after getting soaked in the rain.
- Daktari alimpa dawa ya kupunguza kitapo.The doctor gave him medicine to reduce the chills.
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