barafu
bah-RAH-foo
How to say it
Swahilibarafubah-RAH-foo
Englishice
Frenchglace
Meaning
Water that has frozen hard from the cold, as in a fridge, on high mountains such as Kilimanjaro or at the poles.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in the plural. Maji ya barafu is ice water; theluji is snow. Barafu wa moyo, ice of the heart, is slang for a sweetheart.
Examples
- Weka soda kwenye barafu ili ipoe.Put the soda on ice so that it cools.
- Barafu ya Mlima Kilimanjaro inapungua kila mwaka.The ice on Mount Kilimanjaro is shrinking every year.
- Muuzaji aliuza vipande vya barafu sokoni.The seller sold blocks of ice at the market.
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