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Swahili

wapishi

wah-PEE-shee

How to say it

Swahiliwapishiwah-PEE-sheesoon
Englishcookssoon
Frenchcuisinierssoon

Meaning

People whose job or role is to cook food, cooks or chefs.

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plural of mpishi (m-/wa- class).

Examples

  • Wapishi wa hoteli hiyo ni maarufu sana.The cooks of that hotel are very famous.
  • Je, wapishi hao wanajua kupika samaki?Do those cooks know how to cook fish?
  • Hawa si wapishi, ni wahudumu tu.These are not cooks, they are just servers.
  • Wapishi watapika chakula cha jioni sasa hivi.The cooks will cook the evening meal right now.

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