kavu

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[Swahili Word] -kavu

[English Word] dry

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Related Words] kauka, kikavu, mkavu, ukavu

[Swahili Example] mbele kulikuwa kukavu [Sul]

[English Example] it was dry before

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[Swahili Word] -kavu

[English Word] dried up

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Swahili Example] mto mkavu

[English Example] a dried up river

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[Swahili Word] kavu

[English Word] without anything else (of tea)

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Swahili Example] kufungua kinywa kwa funda la chai kavu [Sul]

[English Example] to breakfast on a mouthful of tea without anything else

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[Swahili Word] -kavu

[English Word] sarcastic

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[Swahili Word] -kavu

[English Word] deceitful

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Swahili Example] mtu mkavu wa macho

[English Example] a deceitful person

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[Swahili Word] -kavu

[English Word] cunning

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[Swahili Word] -kavu

[English Word] nonchalant (of the eyes)

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Swahili Example] alizidi kuitazama kwa macho yake membamba, makavu [Sul]

[English Example] she continued to look at them with her narrow, nonchalant eyes

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[Swahili Word] -kavu

[English Word] impudent

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[Swahili Word] -kavu

[English Word] insolent

[Part of Speech] adjective

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[Swahili Word] -kavu

[English Word] rude

[Part of Speech] adjective

[Swahili Example] Bibi Rozi alikuwa mweupe chuju, mwembamba, mkavu, na mlimi [Sul]

[English Example] Miss Rozi was pale, thin, rude and a gossip

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[Swahili Word] kavu

[Swahili Plural] kavu

[English Word] curve

[English Plural] curves

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] English

[Derived Word] curve

[Swahili Example] kavu kuelekea kulia

[English Example] curve to the right

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