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mwoshaji

mwoh-SHAH-jee

How to say it

Swahilimwoshajimwoh-SHAH-jee
Englishwasher, one who washes
Frenchlaveur, laveuse

Meaning

A person whose work is washing things, such as cars, clothes or dishes; mwoshaji maiti washes the dead before burial.

Good to know

Plural waoshaji. From kuosha, to wash; mwosha is a shorter form. Waoshaji magari are car washers.

Examples

  • Mwoshaji wa magari aliosha gari langu kwa dakika ishirini.The car washer washed my car in twenty minutes.
  • Waoshaji vyombo hufanya kazi jikoni kila jioni.The dishwashers work in the kitchen every evening.
  • Mwoshaji maiti aliandaa mwili kwa ajili ya mazishi.The corpse washer prepared the body for burial.

Forms

mwosha

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