chupa
CHOO-pah
How to say it
SwahilichupaCHOO-pahsoon
Englishbottle
Frenchbouteille
Meaning
A container with a narrow neck, made of glass or plastic, used to hold drinks, medicine or other liquids; its broken pieces are also called chupa.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural: chupa hii, chupa hizi. Chupa ya maji is a water bottle and chupa ya chai a thermos flask.
Examples
- Nipe chupa moja ya maji baridi.Give me one bottle of cold water.
- Mtoto alikatwa mguu na chupa iliyovunjika.The child cut his foot on broken glass.
- Chupa za plastiki zinachafua mazingira.Plastic bottles pollute the environment.
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