Swahili
mtambatamba
m-tam-ba-TAM-ba
How to say it
Swahilimtambatambam-tam-ba-TAM-basoon
Englishbraggartsoon
Frenchvantardsoon
Meaning
a braggart or show-off.
Good to know
braggart, show-off
Examples
- Usimsikilize, ni mtambatamba tu.Don't listen to him, he's just a braggart.
- Mtambatamba huyo hufanya kila kitu kwa maonyesho.That show-off does everything for display.
- Je, ni mtambatamba au anajua kweli?Is he a braggart, or does he really know?
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