Swahili
mende
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How to say it
SwahilimendeMEN-desoon
Englishcockroachsoon
Frenchcafardsoon
Meaning
a cockroach, a common household insect pest.
Good to know
also used, vulgarly, as a slur, best avoided; the neutral sense is simply the insect.
Examples
- Mende alitoka chini ya jiko.A cockroach came out from under the stove.
- Je, uliua mende yule jikoni?Did you kill that cockroach in the kitchen?
- Hatukupata dawa ya mende dukani.We didn't find cockroach spray at the shop.
- Mende watazaana haraka nyumba ikiwa chafu.Cockroaches will breed fast if the house is dirty.
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