Swahili
mteuzi
m-te-U-zi
How to say it
Swahilimteuzim-te-U-zisoon
Englishpicky personsoon
Frenchdifficilesoon
Meaning
a fussy or overly selective person, one who is particular and hard to please when choosing things.
Good to know
related to -teua, to select or appoint; a variant of mteua.
Examples
- Mteuzi hataki chochote kisicho bora.A fussy person doesn't want anything less than the best.
- Yeye ni mteuzi wa chakula.He is very particular about food.
- Je, ni mteuzi au anajua tu ubora?Is he just fussy, or does he simply know quality?
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