Swahili
upogo
oo-POH-goh
How to say it
Swahiliupogooo-POH-gohsoon
Englishlopsidednesssoon
Frenchguingoissoon
Meaning
lopsidedness, or a squinting/cross-eyed condition; reduplicated as upogoupogo, moving from side to side in a zigzag.
Good to know
lopsidedness; squinting/ cockeyed condition; red.: upogoupogo. adv. from side to side, in a zigzag manner
Examples
- Upogo wa jicho lake ulionekana toka utotoni.His squint was visible since childhood.
- Alitembea upogoupogo akiwa amelewa.He walked in a zigzag, drunk.
- Je, upogo huo unaweza kutibiwa?Can that squint be treated?
- Gari lilikwenda upogoupogo barabarani.The car swerved from side to side on the road.
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