walafi

How to say it

Meaning

People who eat greedily and excessively, gluttons.

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plural of mlafi (m-/wa- class); mildly disparaging.

Examples

• Walafi hawa wanakula chakula kingi mno.These gluttons eat far too much food.
• Je, ni kweli watu hao ni walafi?Is it true those people are gluttons?
• Sisi si walafi, tunakula kwa kiasi.We are not gluttons, we eat in moderation.
• Wakiendelea hivyo watakuwa walafi zaidi.If they keep on like that they will become even bigger gluttons.

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