idiom
[verb]
Zunguka Mbuyu
Maana (Definition)
To pay an unofficial secret bribe to bypass bureaucracy
Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):
bribe someone / walk around the baobab tree
Sheng / Standard Equivalent:
zunguka mbuyu
Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):
"Alipaswa kuzunguka mbuyu ili apate stakabadhi"
Translation: He had to bribe officials to obtain the document
Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):