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Swahili

tapika

ta-PI-ka

How to say it

Swahilitapikata-PI-kasoon
Englishto vomitsoon
Frenchvomirsoon

Meaning

to vomit, or to feel nauseated.

Good to know

used figuratively for pouring out a torrent of complaints or abuse.

Examples

  • Mtoto alitapika baada ya kula chakula kibaya.The child vomited after eating bad food.
  • Ninajisikia kutapika baada ya safari ndefu.I feel like vomiting after the long journey.
  • Alitapika maneno makali dhidi ya wenzake.He hurled harsh abuse at his colleagues.
  • Je, umewahi kutapika unaposafiri kwa meli?Have you ever gotten seasick when traveling by ship?

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