kopa

(card games) heart (card of a "hearts" suit)


uru

(card games, uncountable) diamonds (suit of cards)

(card games) diamond (card of the "diamonds" suit)


karata

Borrowed from Portuguese carta. Doublet of karatasi.


mfalme

king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)


bibi

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بيبي (bībi), from Persian بیبی (bi-bi).


mavi ya mbuzi

Literally, “goat dung”, after its shape.


mzungu wa tatu

sw-noun

mzungu wa tatu (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa tatu)

Literally, “white person of three”, because of its value in certain card games.


mzungu wa pili

mzungu wa pili (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa pili)

Literally, “white person of two”, because of its value in certain card games.


mzungu wa nne

mzungu wa nne (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa nne)

Literally, “white person of four”, because of its value in certain card games.


karata ya kucheza

karata ya kucheza (n class, plural karata za kucheza)