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Translation and definition of kamatakho
- The buttocks defined by Merriam-Webster as ” the back of a hip that forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits.”.
Type: Noun
Singular: Litakho.
Origin: Lubukusu dialect of Luhya language.
Variations in Lubukusu: Butakho (small buttocks, singular), vitakho (small buttocks, plural), kimitakho (big buttocks, plural).
Variations in Luhya dialects: Amadakho (Maragoli Language).
Similar sounding Bantu words: Matako (Swahili for buttocks).
Synonyms
- Kamatofari
- Kenyuma,
- Sibuno,
- Sia wacheke,
- Sia wanakatindi
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