Swahili
mzungushi
mzu-NGU-shi
How to say it
Swahilimzungushimzu-NGU-shisoon
Englishone who twists wordssoon
Frenchqui déforme les motssoon
Meaning
a person who twists or distorts things, especially one who twists words or talks excessively.
Good to know
someone who twists/dis- torts. mzungushi maneno; someone who twists words; loquacious person
Examples
- Mzungushi maneno hakusema ukweli wazi.The word-twister did not tell the plain truth.
- Je, unamjua mzungushi kama huyu?Do you know a person who twists words like this?
- Hawakumwamini tena kwa sababu ni mzungushi.They no longer trusted him because he twists things.
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