Swahili
mzio
m-ZI-o
How to say it
Swahilimziom-ZI-osoon
Englishtaboosoon
Frenchtabousoon
Meaning
something forbidden for religious, medical, or magical reasons, a taboo.
Good to know
prohibition, ban, taboo (for medical or magical reasons)
Examples
- Kula nyama hiyo ni mzio kwa kabila lao.Eating that meat is taboo for their tribe.
- Je, mzio huo unafuatwa hadi leo?Is that taboo still observed today?
- Hawakuvunja mzio wa mababu zao.They did not break their ancestors' taboo.
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