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Swahili

kizushi

kee-ZOO-shee

How to say it

Swahilikizushikee-ZOO-sheesoon
Englishinnovatorsoon
Frenchinnovateursoon

Meaning

an innovator or revolutionary, or something that is a novelty or sensation.

Good to know

can describe a person bringing new ideas, or an unwelcome intruder, depending on context.

Examples

  • Kijana huyo ni kizushi katika tasnia ya muziki.That young man is an innovator in the music industry.
  • Wazee walimwona kama kizushi hatari.The elders saw him as a dangerous revolutionary.
  • Je, wazo lake ni kizushi kweli?Is his idea really a novelty?
  • Kizushi huyo aliingia bila ruhusa.That intruder entered without permission.

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