Swahili
bindo
BIN-do
How to say it
SwahilibindoBIN-dosoon
Englishfold in loinclothsoon
Frenchpli du pagnesoon
Meaning
a fold in a loincloth used for carrying money or tobacco.
Good to know
bindo (ma-) fold of the loin- cloth used for carrying money or tobacco
Examples
- Alificha fedha zake kwenye bindo la kanga.He hid his money in the fold of his wrap-cloth.
- Bindo lake lilikuwa na tumbaku.His cloth-fold held tobacco.
- Mzee alitoa sarafu kutoka bindo lake.The old man took coins from the fold in his cloth.
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