chakacha

chakacha
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[Swahili Word] -chakacha
[Swahili Plural] chakacha
[English Word] crackle
[Part of Speech] verb
[Swahili Example] chakacha menoni
[English Example] gnash the teeth
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[Swahili Word] -chakacha
[Swahili Plural] chakacha
[English Word] crush
[Part of Speech] verb
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[Swahili Word] -chakacha
[Swahili Plural] chakacha
[English Word] grind
[Part of Speech] verb
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[Swahili Word] -chakacha
[English Word] murmur
[Part of Speech] verb
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[Swahili Word] -chakacha
[Swahili Plural] chakacha
[English Word] rustle (of grass when one walks through it)
[Part of Speech] verb
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[Swahili Word] chakacha
[Swahili Plural] chakacha
[English Word] dance (type of)
[English Plural] dances
[Part of Speech] noun
[Class] 9/10
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Swahili-english dictionary. 2013.

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