"fanya mapenzi" meaning in Swahili

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Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-fanya mapenzi.flac [Kenya] Forms: -fanya mapenzi [canonical], kufanya mapenzi [infinitive]
Etymology: From -fanya (“to do”) + mapenzi (“love”). Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -fanya mapenzi (infinitive kufanya mapenzi) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj-see|fanya}}
  1. (euphemistic) to make love, to have sex Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-fanya_mapenzi-sw-verb-jHRNPS4a Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili euphemisms

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