mpemba

How to say it

Meaning

a colloquial, disapproving term for an ignorant or ill-bred person.

Good to know

distinct from the geographic sense of a person from Pemba island; this colloquial use is insulting.

Examples

• Usinizungumzishe kama mpemba, nimekusikia vizuri.Don't talk to me like I'm ignorant, I heard you clearly.
• Walimwita mpemba kwa jinsi alivyoshindwa kuelewa maelezo rahisi.They called him ill-bred for failing to grasp a simple explanation.
• Si vizuri kumtukana mtu kwa neno mpemba.It isn't right to insult someone with the word mpemba.

The same word in