mboro

How to say it

Meaning

(vulgar slang) the penis.

Good to know

a crude term avoided in polite or formal speech.

Examples

• Watu wengi huona neno mboro kuwa fedhuli, hivyo hutumia maneno mengine ya heshima.Many people consider the word mboro crude, so they use other, more polite words instead.
• Kijana alikaripiwa kwa kutumia neno mboro darasani.The boy was scolded for using the word mboro in class.
• Katika lugha ya matibabu, neno mboro halitumiki; hutumika maneno ya kitaalamu.In medical language, the word mboro is not used; technical terms are used instead.

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