Swahili
bushashi
bu-SHA-shi
How to say it
Swahilibushashibu-SHA-shisoon
Englishmuslin clothsoon
Frenchmousselinesoon
Meaning
a thin, light cotton fabric similar to muslin.
Good to know
bushashi (thin cotton fabric buyuka burst, explode; open up (of an similar to muslin). ( = shashi.) ulcer)
Examples
- Alishona shati kwa bushashi nyeupe.He sewed a shirt from white muslin-like cotton.
- Bushashi ni nyepesi na hupitisha hewa vizuri.The fabric is light and lets air pass through well.
- Wanawake walitumia bushashi kutengeneza mavazi ya majira ya joto.Women used the fabric to make summer clothes.
- Duka hilo linauza bushashi kwa bei nafuu.That shop sells the fabric at an affordable price.
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