Swahili
papasi
pah-PAH-see
How to say it
Swahilipapasipah-PAH-seesoon
Englishticksoon
Frenchtiquesoon
Meaning
a tick, the small blood-sucking parasite that attaches to the skin of animals.
Good to know
homa ya papasi is a medical term for tick-borne relapsing fever.
Examples
- Mbwa wetu amejaa papasi.Our dog is covered in ticks.
- Je, umemuondoa papasi kwenye sikio la ng'ombe?Have you removed the tick from the cow's ear?
- Papasi hawa husababisha magonjwa hatari.These ticks cause dangerous diseases.
- Hatukuona papasi yeyote baada ya kumuosha mbwa.We did not see any ticks after washing the dog.
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