mate
mate
1 n 1 (colloq) mwenzi; rafiki yes,no ~ ndio, siyo yakhe! aisee! 2 (colloq) mume/mke. 3 (naut) sarahangi. 4 msaidizi cook's ~msaidizi wa mpishi surgeon's ~ msaidizi wa mpasuaji. 5 (of animals) dume/jike. vt ~ (with) (of animals) pandana.mate
2 n,v (in chess) see checkmate.