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swahili [adj]

Chapachapa

Maana (Definition)

Thoroughly saturated with water or sweat.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

soaking wet / drenched through

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

machozi tupu / maji maji

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

"Nguo zake zilikuwa chapachapa baada ya kunyeshewa."

Translation: His clothes were soaking wet after being rained on.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
totaMaji
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