kijiko

Kiswahili

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kijiko

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Although in form it would appear to be a diminutive of mwiko, that may be a back-formation if the term is ultimately from Ottoman Turkish قاشیق (kaşık).

noun vijiko

class vii spoon

In English

spoon scooped utensil for eating (or serving)
flirt to play at courtship

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"kijiko." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/kijiko. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kijiko. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kijiko

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"kijiko." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kijiko.

BibTeX

@misc{kijiko_2026,
  title = {kijiko},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kijiko},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}