sheng [noun]

Macheng'o

Maana (Definition)

Sheng slang referring to one's home residential neighborhood or local hood.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

urban neighborhood / hood / residential estate

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

mtaa / hood / keja

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Nairobi Sheng Slang

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Vijana wengi wa macheng'o walijitokeza kusafisha mazingira."

Translation: Many youths from the hood turned up to clean the environment.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Taa ya mtaa hood Fremu ya estate