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lishe

LEE-sheh

How to say it

SwahililisheLEE-shehsoon
Englishnutrition, dietsoon
Frenchnutrition, alimentationsoon

Meaning

The food a person or animal eats and the way it feeds the body, especially whether it gives what is needed to grow and stay healthy.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in plural. Lishe bora is a balanced diet and utapiamlo is malnutrition; mtaalamu wa lishe is a nutritionist.

Examples

  • Watoto wanahitaji lishe bora ili wakue vizuri.Children need good nutrition to grow well.
  • Mama alipata ushauri wa lishe kliniki.The mother received nutrition advice at the clinic.
  • Lishe duni husababisha magonjwa mengi.Poor nutrition causes many diseases.

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