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coastal [verb]

Gagura

Maana (Definition)

To chew energetically on tough dried meat, bones, or hard sugar cane.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

gnaw forcefully / chew tough meat

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

tafuna kwa nguvu / gagura

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mbwa aligagura mfupa uliotupwa nyuma ya jikoni."

Translation: The dog gnawed forcefully on the bone thrown behind the kitchen.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
tafunakutua
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