moshi

How to say it

Meaning

smoke; also soot, or vapor and steam.

Good to know

gari la moshi, literally smoke-vehicle, is the older term for a locomotive or train; the proverb palipo na moshi pana moto means where there is smoke there is fire.

Examples

• Moshi ulipanda juu kutoka jikoni.Smoke rose up from the kitchen.
• Moshi wa gari uliwafanya wakohoe.The car's exhaust smoke made them cough.
• Palipo na moshi pana moto, kama msemo unavyosema.Where there is smoke there is fire, as the saying goes.
• Je, moshi huu unatoka wapi?Where is this smoke coming from?

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