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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