Swahili
bafuta
ba-FU-ta
How to say it
Swahilibafutaba-FU-tasoon
Englishcotton clothsoon
Frenchétoffe de cotonsoon
Meaning
a thin, bleached cotton cloth, traditionally used for lining clothes.
Good to know
prep. conj. with- out, apart from, except; adv. exclusive- ly
Examples
- Alishona shati kwa kutumia bafuta.He sewed a shirt using bafuta cloth.
- Bafuta hiyo ilitumika kutandika koti.That cloth was used to line the coat.
- Duka liliuza mita za bafuta safi.The shop sold meters of clean bafuta cloth.
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