n 1 nyama; (without bones) mnofu, chinyango; (with rice etc) kitoweo lean ~ mnofu (bila shahamu); (US of fruits, nuts, shellfish) nyama. 2 (arch) chakula, mlo. one man's ~ is another man's poison halali yako ni haramu ya mwingine. ~ and drink kipenzi, -enye kupendwa sana football is his ~ and drink mpira wa miguu ni mchezo anaopenda sana, ndio ulevi wake. 3 (fig) uzito, mambo ya maana this short article contains a lot of ~ makala hii ndogo ina mambo ya maana. 4 (combined forms)meatballn kababu. ~ choppern kishoka. ~ grindern kisagio nyama ~loaf bofulo ya nyama. ~-safen kabati ya nyama, chakula. (GB)~ tean chai kuu (jioni); chai pamoja na nyama. meatlessadj bila nyama. meatyadj(fig) -enye maana, muhimu.