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swahili [noun]

Magendo

Maana (Definition)

Illicit trade

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

smuggling / black market trade

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

magendo

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

"smuggling of contraband goods"

Translation: or black market activities.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Polisi walikamata bidhaa za magendo mpakanaiPolice seized contraband goods at the borderbiashara haramu
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