Swahili
shuzi
SHU-zi
How to say it
SwahilishuziSHU-zisoon
Englishflatulencesoon
Frenchflatulence, ballonnementsoon
Meaning
breaking wind or flatulence; also a foul stench.
Good to know
{us. mashuzi; also ushuzi) breaking wind, flatulence; stench, prov. shukrani za punda ni mashuzi. The donkey's gratitude is stench
Examples
- Watoto walicheka kwa sauti ya shuzi.The children laughed at the sound of flatulence.
- Shukrani za punda ni mashuzi.The donkey's gratitude is stench.
- Je, harufu hii ni ya shuzi au ya jikoni?Is this smell flatulence or from the kitchen?
- Hakupenda kukaa karibu na chumba chenye shuzi.He did not like sitting near the smelly room.
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