Swahili
mchinjo
mchi-NJO
How to say it
Swahilimchinjomchi-NJOsoon
Englishslaughtersoon
Frenchabattagesoon
Meaning
slaughter, murder, or massacre.
Good to know
describes mass killing, whether of animals or people.
Examples
- Mchinjo wa wanyama ulifanyika machinjioni.The slaughter of animals took place at the abattoir.
- Vita vilisababisha mchinjo mkubwa wa watu.The war caused a great massacre of people.
- Habari za mchinjo ule zilishtua taifa zima.News of that massacre shocked the whole nation.
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