zushi

How to say it

Meaning

a fabricated story, rumor, or false invention; related to the verb -zua (to invent, to fabricate).

Good to know

connected to uzushi (heresy, fabrication) and mzushi (a rumor-monger); implies something invented or untrue.

Examples

• Habari ile ilikuwa zushi tu.That news was just a fabrication.
• Je, hii ni zushi au kweli?Is this fabrication or truth?
• Hakuna zushi katika taarifa hii.There is no fabrication in this report.
• Kesho tutafichua zushi hilo.Tomorrow we will expose that fabrication.