shauri

plural shauris

1. AfricadatedA consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.

   Strangers were few before they saw us, and we had shauri after shauri with them.

   1876, Henry Morton Stanley, Through the Dark Continent, volume 2, page 78

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   The poor guide had been sitting through the shauri open-eyed and open-mouthed, intensely puzzled by the whole performance.

   1896, John Walter Gregory, The Great Rift Valley, page 129

   Although we have a lot of variety through the local folks, who constantly refresh us with new shauris, they would likely not interest you.

   30 October 1935, letter by Helga Voigt published in Letters from Helga 1934-1937 (2008) on p. 119

2. KenyaOne's problem; concern.

   Whether these people will be taken on or not is not my shauri.

   Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) (volume 5, page 431)