Swahili
mbuya
MBU-ya
How to say it
SwahilimbuyaMBU-yasoon
Englishconcubinesoon
Frenchconcubinesoon
Meaning
a mistress or concubine; also used for a prostitute.
Good to know
archaic/literary term for a woman in an illicit or paid sexual relationship.
Examples
- Alifukuzwa nyumbani baada ya kugundulika ana mbuya.He was thrown out of the house after it was discovered he had a mistress.
- Hadithi ile ilisimulia maisha ya mbuya wa mfalme.That story told of the life of the king's concubine.
- Jamii ilimtenga kwa sababu alionekana kama mbuya.Society shunned her because she was seen as a mistress.
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