Swahili
makaramu
mah-kah-RAH-moo
How to say it
Swahilimakaramumah-kah-RAH-moosoon
Englishfeastssoon
Frenchfestinssoon
Meaning
Feasts, banquets, or festive celebrations.
Good to know
plural of karamu (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular).
Examples
- Familia iliandaa makaramu mengi mwezi wa Ramadhani.The family prepared many feasts during Ramadan.
- Je, makaramu haya yatafanyika wapi?Where will these feasts take place?
- Makaramu hayakufana kama ilivyotarajiwa.The feasts were not as splendid as expected.
- Watawaalika majirani kwenye makaramu ya harusi.They will invite the neighbors to the wedding feasts.
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