"chakula" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-chakula.flac Forms: vyakula [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from cha (“of”) + kula (“eating”); compare Chichewa chakudya. Etymology templates: {{compound|sw|a|la|alt1=cha|alt2=kula|gloss1=of|gloss2=eating}} cha (“of”) + kula (“eating”), {{cog|ny|chakudya}} Chichewa chakudya Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} chakula, {{sw-noun|vy}} chakula (ki-vi class, plural vyakula)
  1. food Wikipedia link: sw:chakula Tags: class-7, class-8 Derived forms: chakula cha haraka (english: fast food)
    Sense id: en-chakula-sw-noun-wfAmWC~m Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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