kuku
KOO-koo
How to say it
SwahilikukuKOO-koosoon
Englishchicken, hensoon
Frenchpoule, pouletsoon
Meaning
A farmyard bird kept for its eggs and meat; the word covers the live bird and chicken eaten as food.
Good to know
Same form in the singular and plural (n class): kuku mmoja, kuku wawili. A cock is jogoo and a chick is kifaranga.
Examples
- Mama anafuga kuku nyuma ya nyumba.Mother keeps chickens behind the house.
- Tulikula wali na kuku siku ya sikukuu.We ate rice and chicken on the holiday.
- Kuku wetu hutaga mayai kila siku.Our hen lays eggs every day.
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