Swahili
mzofafa
mzo-FA-fa
How to say it
Swahilimzofafamzo-FA-fasoon
Englishon tiptoesoon
Frenchsur la pointe des piedssoon
Meaning
in a mincing, tiptoeing manner; used of walking on tiptoe, or figuratively of strutting and showing off.
Good to know
used with enda (to go/walk), as in enda mzofafa, to walk on tiptoe or to strut.
Examples
- Alienda mzofafa ili asimwamshe mtoto.He walked on tiptoe so as not to wake the child.
- Je, kwa nini unatembea mzofafa hivyo?Why are you strutting around like that?
- Hakuenda mzofafa, alikuwa akikimbia.He was not tiptoeing, he was running.
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