Swahili
yongo
YOH-ngoh
How to say it
SwahiliyongoYOH-ngohsoon
Englishhivessoon
Frenchurticairesoon
Meaning
nettle rash, hives.
Good to know
med. nettle rash, urticaria. yongoa, yongoya be carried on someone's
Examples
- Alipata yongo baada ya kula kamba.He got hives after eating shrimp.
- Je, yongo hii inawashwa sana?Does this rash itch a lot?
- Hana yongo tena, dawa ilimsaidia.He no longer has hives, the medicine helped him.
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