mchovya

How to say it

Meaning

a person who dips their fingers directly into shared food while eating, considered impolite.

Good to know

a mildly disapproving term for someone with poor table manners.

Examples

• Usiwe mchovya mezani, tumia kijiko.Don't be a finger-dipper at the table, use a spoon.
• Watoto walimcheka mchovya yule.The children laughed at that finger-dipper.
• Je, ni desturi kula kama mchovya huko kwenu?Is it customary to eat like a finger-dipper where you're from?
• Sitaki kula na mchovya.I don't want to eat with a finger-dipper.