Swahili
shazi
SHA-zi
How to say it
SwahilishaziSHA-zisoon
Englishbunch, stringsoon
Frenchgrappe, chapeletsoon
Meaning
a bunch or cluster, as of fruit; also a string, as of fish.
Good to know
kishazi (vi-) bunch, cluster (of fruit); string (of fish)
Examples
- Alichuma shazi la ndizi mbivu.He picked a bunch of ripe bananas.
- Mvuvi alirudi na shazi la samaki.The fisherman returned with a string of fish.
- Je, shazi hili la matunda ni la nani?Whose bunch of fruit is this?
- Hawakuuza shazi lote sokoni.They did not sell the whole bunch at the market.
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