Swahili
mbea
MBE-a
How to say it
SwahilimbeaMBE-asoon
Englishgossipsoon
Frenchcomméragesoon
Meaning
a gossip or slanderer, someone who spreads rumors and false talk about others.
Good to know
common colloquial word for a gossiper or troublemaker who spreads rumors.
Examples
- Usimwamini, yeye ni mbea mkubwa.Don't trust him, he's a big gossip.
- Mbea alieneza uvumi mtaani.The gossiper spread rumors around the neighborhood.
- Je, wewe ni mbea au unasema ukweli?Are you a gossiper or are you telling the truth?
- Sikutaka kuwa karibu na mbea kama yeye.I didn't want to be close to a gossiper like him.
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