Swahili
chokaa
cho-KA-a
How to say it
Swahilichokaacho-KA-asoon
Englishlimesoon
Frenchchauxsoon
Meaning
lime or mortar, used in plastering and building.
Good to know
lime, mortar, plaster, stucco. choma chokaa prepare lime by burning
Examples
- Wajenzi walichanganya chokaa na maji.The builders mixed the lime with water.
- Ukuta ulipakwa chokaa mpya.The wall was plastered with new lime mortar.
- Chokaa huandaliwa kwa kuchoma mawe maalum.Lime is prepared by burning special stones.
- Fundi alitumia chokaa kuziba nyufa za ukuta.The mason used mortar to fill the cracks in the wall.
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