Meanings
plural mathrees
- KenyaShengslangSynonym of matatu.
This has been going on for a while - ever since I came of drinking age and quickly learnt that a version of the truth on most national or local matters or at least an inkling can be found in the stranger sitting next to me in the pub; that woman in the mathree; that cab-driver late at night.
2007, Billy Kahora, Binyavanga Wainaina, Kwani?Synonyms: matatu
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of matatu.
Origin
A partial translation of Swahili -tatu (“three”) in matatu.
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mathree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mathree
“mathree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mathree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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