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What does the Swahili word chakula mean?

Chakula means food.

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  1. Food ✔
  2. Drink
  3. Money

Why: Chakula is the general word for food. Its plural, vyakula, means foods or kinds of food.

Huh, didn't know that: The verb kula means to eat, and chakula is built from it.

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References

Answer: Food. Chakula is the general word for food. Its plural, vyakula, means foods or kinds of food.

  1. University of Kansas Kiswahili, Lesson 20 kiswahili.ku.edu/sites/kiswahili/files/documents/lessons/lesson_20.pdf
    Chakula / vyakula [food / foods]
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. Northwestern University, Elementary Swahili (Mwangi) nulib-oer.github.io/swahili/files/mwangi_swahili.pdf
    kula to eat
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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