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Swahili

mchuni

um-CHOO-nee

How to say it

Swahilimchunium-CHOO-neesoon
Englishskinnersoon
Frenchécorcheursoon

Meaning

a person who skins animals, a flayer or knacker.

Good to know

m- wa- class (people); from kuchuna, to skin or peel.

Examples

  • Mchuni alichuna ngozi ya ng'ombe.The skinner skinned the cow's hide.
  • Je, baba yako ni mchuni?Is your father a skinner?
  • Mchuni hakufanya kazi vizuri.The skinner did not work well.
  • Wachuni watahitajika machinjioni.Skinners will be needed at the slaughterhouse.

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