bastola
bah-STOH-lah
How to say it
Swahilibastolabah-STOH-lah
Englishpistol, handgun
Frenchpistolet, arme de poing
Meaning
A small gun made to be held and fired with one hand, carried by police officers and some licensed civilians.
Good to know
N class noun, the plural is also bastola: bastola moja, one pistol; kumiliki bastola, to own a pistol. The dictionary’s pistola is another form of the same loan.
Examples
- Askari alibeba bastola kiunoni.The officer carried a pistol at his waist.
- Polisi walikamata bastola mbili na risasi.The police seized two pistols and bullets.
- Ni lazima uwe na leseni kumiliki bastola.You must have a license to own a pistol.
Forms
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