mpasuko

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Meaning

A break or opening along a line in something solid, like a crack in a wall or a cleft in the lip, and figuratively a division that splits a group, party or church into sides.

Good to know

M/mi class noun, plural mipasuko, from kupasuka, to split. In politics mpasuko ndani ya chama is a rift in the party. The dictionary pages mpasuka and mpasuo point here.

Examples

• Kuna mpasuko mkubwa ndani ya chama tawala.There is a big rift within the ruling party.
• Tetemeko liliacha mipasuko kwenye kuta za shule.The earthquake left cracks in the school walls.
• Mgogoro huo ulisababisha mpasuko kanisani.That dispute caused a split in the church.

Forms

mpasuka, mpasuo