changudoa

Swahili

Etymology

Compound of changu +‎ doa. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. can we explain the prostite sense

Pronunciation

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Noun

changudoa class V (plural machangudoa class VI)

  1. thumbprint emperor, blackblotch emperor, blackspot emperor (Lethrinus harak)
  2. prostitute (a person who has sex for profit)
    Synonyms: kahaba, malaya, kiberenge, kiberiti ngoma, mwanamkendege
    • 2017 August 29, “Nilibakwa nikiwa na miaka 10, lakini nimejifunza kuwasamehe watu”, in BBC Swahili‎[1]:
      Kundi la wasichana kutoka India ambao walizaliwa na kulelewa katika eneo maarufu kwa machangudoa mjini Mumbai wamekusanyika kushiriki tamasha la Sanaa Edinburgh.
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