fataki

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Kachchi ફટાકિયો (phaṭākiyo).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

fataki class IX (plural fataki class X)

  1. firework
  2. (Tanzania) a man who has a sexual relationship with a much younger woman

References

  1. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 161