Swahili
kucha
KOO-chah
How to say it
SwahilikuchaKOO-chahsoon
Englishfingernailssoon
Frenchonglessoon
Meaning
Fingernails or toenails; also the claws, talons, or hooves of an animal.
Good to know
Plural of ukucha (u-/N class, class 11/10).
Examples
- Mtoto anapenda kupaka rangi kwenye kucha zake.The child likes to paint her fingernails.
- Kwa nini kucha zako ni ndefu hivyo?Why are your fingernails so long?
- Kucha chafu haziruhusiwi hospitalini.Dirty fingernails are not allowed in the hospital.
- Nitakata kucha zangu kabla ya kazi.I will trim my fingernails before work.
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