Swahili
vunde
VOO-ndeh
How to say it
SwahilivundeVOO-ndehsoon
Englishrottensoon
Frenchpourrisoon
Meaning
something rotten, decomposed, or gone bad, especially meat.
Good to know
(ma-) something decomposed/pu- trid/stinking; meat that has become high. 2.: vundevunde adj. cloudy, overcast
Examples
- Nyama hii ina vunde, usiile.This meat has gone bad, don't eat it.
- Harufu ya vunde ilijaa jikoni.The smell of rot filled the kitchen.
- Je, samaki huyu ana vunde?Does this fish smell rotten?
- Waliutupa mzoga uliokuwa na vunde.They threw away the carcass that had gone rotten.
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