Swahili
mitapisho
mee-tah-PEE-shoh
How to say it
Swahilimitapishomee-tah-PEE-shohsoon
Englishemetic shrubssoon
Frencharbustes émétiquessoon
Meaning
Shrubs whose extracts are used to prepare a traditional emetic, an agent that induces vomiting.
Good to know
Plural of mtapisho (m-/mi- class); traditional-medicine vocabulary. Rare word.
Examples
- Waganga hutumia mitapisho kutibu wagonjwa.Healers use emetic shrubs to treat patients.
- Je, mitapisho hii inapatikana msituni?Are these emetic shrubs found in the forest?
- Mitapisho hiyo si salama kwa watoto.Those emetic shrubs are not safe for children.
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