Swahili
wavuta
wah-VOO-tah
How to say it
Swahiliwavutawah-VOO-tahsoon
Englishsmokerssoon
Frenchfumeurssoon
Meaning
People who smoke, especially tobacco, as in wavuta tumbako, tobacco smokers.
Good to know
plural of mvuta (m-/wa- class); from kuvuta, to pull or draw; usually appears in the compound wavuta tumbako.
Examples
- Wavuta tumbako wanashauriwa kuacha mapema.Tobacco smokers are advised to quit early.
- Je, wavuta sigara wapo wangapi hospitalini?How many smokers are there in the hospital?
- Si wavuta wote wanaopata saratani.Not all smokers get cancer.
- Wavuta tumbako watapungua kwa kanuni mpya.Tobacco smokers will decrease under the new rules.
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