chuo

How to say it

Meaning

a pointed stick used to pierce open a coconut.

Good to know

a coastal, tool-related sense distinct from the everyday chuo meaning book or school, as in chuo kikuu (university), which learners will meet far more often.

Examples

• Alitumia chuo kufungua nazi.He used the pointed stick to open the coconut.
• Chuo kile kimechongwa vibaya.That stick has been carved poorly.
• Je, una chuo cha kuchongea nazi?Do you have a stick for piercing coconuts?
• Wavuvi hubeba chuo wanapokwenda kuvuna nazi.Fishermen carry a piercing stick when they go to harvest coconuts.