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Smokie

smoh-KEE-eh /smɔ.ˈki.ɛ/
  • noun
  • In use
  • Street
  • Food
  • #food
  • #street-food
  • #english-loan

"Smokie" is Sheng for smoked sausage snack.

Meaning

  1. noun smoked sausage snack. A cheap sausage sold at stages and bus stops, often split and filled with chilli sauce. The classic on-the-go mtaa snack.

Examples

  • Nunua smokie mbili kwa stage. Buy two smokies at the stage.
  • Smokie na pilipili ni kitamu. A smokie with chilli is delicious.
See Smokie used in other entries
  • Ashu ya smokie.Ten shillings for a smokie.From Ashu

Similar and opposite words

Where it comes from

English 'smokie/smoked sausage', Nairobi street food usage.

Questions about Smokie

What does Smokie mean in Sheng?

"Smokie" is Sheng for smoked sausage snack. A cheap sausage sold at stages and bus stops, often split and filled with chilli sauce. The classic on-the-go mtaa snack.

How do you use Smokie in a sentence?

"Nunua smokie mbili kwa stage." means "Buy two smokies at the stage."

How do you pronounce Smokie?

Say it smoh-KEE-eh (/smɔ.ˈki.ɛ/). Sheng is spelled the way it sounds, with stress on the second-to-last syllable.

Where does the word Smokie come from?

English 'smokie/smoked sausage', Nairobi street food usage.

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