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kusuuza

koo-soo-OO-zah

How to say it

Swahilikusuuzakoo-soo-OO-zahsoon
Englishto rinse
Frenchrincer

Meaning

To wash something lightly in clean water to take away soap, dirt or dust, as with dishes, clothes or the mouth.

Good to know

Takes the thing rinsed as object: kusuuza vyombo, to rinse the dishes; kusuuza kinywa, to rinse the mouth. It usually follows kuosha, to wash.

Examples

  • Suuza vyombo kwa maji safi baada ya kuviosha.Rinse the dishes in clean water after washing them.
  • Daktari alimwambia asuuze kinywa kwa maji ya chumvi.The doctor told him to rinse his mouth with salt water.
  • Mama alisuuza nguo mara mbili.Mother rinsed the clothes twice.

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