Kiwaru

Meaning: Be jealous

Origin: Unknown

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Use: Naomi alikuwa ana skilia Jacinta kiwaru vile aliona njumu zake = Naomi felt jealous when she saw Jacinta's shoes

Period: Early 80's

Synonyms: Unknown

Pronounciation: (Verb) [ ki-wa-roo ]

Relate: Kimnadho

Variations: -

History: Derived from a description of the feeling one gets when one is jealous, you get a lumpy kind of feeling in the throat... that lump is imaged as a "waru" .. swahili for potato

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