"kupe" meaning in Swahili

See kupe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kupe.flac Forms: kupe class IX [canonical], kupe class X [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} kupe class IX (plural kupe class X)
  1. tick (arthropod)
    Sense id: en-kupe-sw-noun-MFC1y4Ta
  2. (derogatory) a white-collar worker who depends on the work of others to survive Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-kupe-sw-noun-b0pvS4WE Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Insects, People Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 29 26 26 1 1 1 1 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 24 24 1 1 1 1 23 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Insects: 13 87 Disambiguation of People: 0 100
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    },
    {
      "form": "kupe class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "tick (arthropod)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tick",
          "tick"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "29 26 26 1 1 1 1 15",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 24 24 1 1 1 1 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "sw:Insects",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "sw:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a white-collar worker who depends on the work of others to survive"
      ],
      "id": "en-kupe-sw-noun-b0pvS4WE",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "white-collar worker",
          "white-collar worker"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory) a white-collar worker who depends on the work of others to survive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "sw:Insects",
    "sw:People"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "kupe class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kupe class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "tick (arthropod)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tick",
          "tick"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swahili derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a white-collar worker who depends on the work of others to survive"
      ],
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "white-collar worker",
          "white-collar worker"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory) a white-collar worker who depends on the work of others to survive"
      ],
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        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "word": "kupe"
}

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