Swahili
vichaka
vee-CHAH-kah
How to say it
Swahilivichakavee-CHAH-kahsoon
Englishthicketssoon
Frenchbosquetssoon
Meaning
Thickets, clumps of bushes, or small groves of trees.
Good to know
plural of kichaka (ki-/vi- class); common nature/geography term.
Examples
- Wawindaji walijificha nyuma ya vichaka.The hunters hid behind the thickets.
- Je, vichaka hivi vina wanyama wa porini?Do these thickets have wild animals?
- Vichaka havikatwi hovyo katika hifadhi hii.The thickets are not cut down carelessly in this reserve.
- Watasafisha vichaka kabla ya kujenga barabara.They will clear the thickets before building the road.
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