kuchovya
koo-CHOH-vyah
How to say it
Swahilikuchovyakoo-CHOH-vyah
Englishto dip (into a liquid)
Frenchtremper (dans un liquide)
Meaning
To put something briefly into a liquid and take it out again, such as bread into tea or a brush into paint.
Good to know
The thing dipped is the object and the liquid follows katika or kwenye: kuchovya mkate kwenye chai. Also said of dipping a finger to taste.
Examples
- Alichovya mkate kwenye chai ya maziwa.He dipped the bread in the milky tea.
- Kuchovya brashi kwenye rangi kisha upake ukutani.Dip the brush in the paint and then paint the wall.
- Watoto walichovya vidole kwenye asali.The children dipped their fingers in the honey.
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