nyongo

How to say it

Meaning

a bitter digestive fluid produced by the liver, bile, or the organ that stores it, the gallbladder.

Good to know

sometimes used figuratively for bitterness of feeling, as in 'ana nyongo' (he holds a grudge).

Examples

• Daktari alisema tatizo lake liko kwenye nyongo.The doctor said his problem is in the gallbladder.
• Dawa hiyo ina ladha kama nyongo.That medicine tastes like bile.
• Bado ana nyongo kwa jinsi alivyotendewa.He still holds bitterness over how he was treated.
• Nyongo iliyozidi mwilini ilimfanya atapike.Excess bile in his body made him vomit.