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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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