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Swahili

vizingo

vee-ZEEN-goh

How to say it

Swahilivizingovee-ZEEN-gohsoon
Englishtwistssoon
Frenchtorsionssoon

Meaning

Twists, turns, or bends, as in a road or river.

Good to know

plural of kizingo (ki-/vi- class).

Examples

  • Barabara ile ina vizingo vingi hatari.That road has many dangerous twists.
  • Je, vizingo hivi vinawachanganya madereva?Do these twists confuse drivers?
  • Vizingo havikupunguzwa baada ya ukarabati.The twists were not reduced after the repairs.
  • Wahandisi watanyoosha vizingo vya barabara.The engineers will straighten out the road's twists.

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