Swahili
matako
ma-TAH-koh
How to say it
Swahilimatakoma-TAH-kohsoon
Englishbuttockssoon
Frenchfessessoon
Meaning
Buttocks, the fleshy parts of the body one sits on.
Good to know
plural of tako (ji-/ma- class); anatomical, informal register.
Examples
- Mtoto aliumia matako baada ya kuanguka.The child hurt his buttocks after falling.
- Je, matako yake yanauma?Do his buttocks hurt?
- Hakuna jeraha kwenye matako yake.There is no wound on his buttocks.
- Daktari atachunguza matako baadaye.The doctor will examine the buttocks later.
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