Swahili
mpikaji
m-pee-KAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimpikajim-pee-KAH-jeesoon
Englishcooksoon
Frenchcuisiniersoon
Meaning
a person who cooks food; a cook.
Good to know
a rarer synonym of the more common mpishi.
Examples
- Mpikaji wa hoteli hii ni stadi sana.This hotel's cook is very skilled.
- Mama ni mpikaji mzuri wa chakula cha asili.Mother is a good cook of traditional food.
- Je, unamjua mpikaji wa arusi?Do you know the cook for the wedding?
- Hakuwa mpikaji, alikuwa mhudumu tu.He was not the cook, just a waiter.
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