Swahili
mchocho
um-CHOH-choh
How to say it
Swahilimchochoum-CHOH-chohsoon
Englishpoker, provocationsoon
Frenchtisonniersoon
Meaning
a stick or tool used to stir up a fire; figuratively, an incitement or provocation.
Good to know
mi- class (things); the figurative sense refers to someone stirring up trouble.
Examples
- Alitumia mchocho kuwasha moto.He used a poker to stir up the fire.
- Je, mchocho uko wapi?Where is the poker?
- Maneno yake yalikuwa mchocho wa ugomvi.His words were a provocation for the quarrel.
- Hatutatumia mchocho huu tena.We will not use this poker again.
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