Swahili
vipokeo
vee-poh-KEH-oh
How to say it
Swahilivipokeovee-poh-KEH-ohsoon
Englishchorusessoon
Frenchrefrainssoon
Meaning
Repeated musical responses or choruses that answer the lead singer's line in call-and-response singing.
Good to know
plural of kipokeo (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Vipokeo vya wimbo huu vinapendeza sana.The choruses of this song are very pleasing.
- Je, unakumbuka vipokeo vya nyimbo za zamani?Do you remember the choruses of the old songs?
- Vipokeo hivi si rahisi kuimba.These choruses are not easy to sing.
- Kwaya itaimba vipokeo kesho.The choir will sing the choruses tomorrow.
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