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English
Etymology
A partial translation of Swahili -tatu (“three”) in matatu.
Noun
mathree (plural mathrees)
- (Kenya, slang, Sheng) Synonym of matatu
2007, Billy Kahora, Binyavanga Wainaina, Kwani?:This has been going on for a while - ever since I came of drinking age and quickly learnt that a version of the truth on most national or local matters or at least an inkling can be found in the stranger sitting next to me in the pub; that woman in the mathree; that cab-driver late at night.
Anagrams
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
mathree (ma class, plural mathree)
- (Sheng) matatu