finyo

How to say it

Meaning

a fold or wrinkle, often in skin or fabric; also narrowness, especially of a road.

Good to know

the phrase njia ya finyo means a narrow street.

Examples

• Mafinyo yalionekana usoni mwake baada ya kuzeeka.Wrinkles appeared on his face as he grew old.
• Je, njia hii ya finyo inapita wapi?Where does this narrow street lead?
• Hawakupenda mafinyo ya nguo hiyo.They did not like the wrinkles in that garment.
• Nilijikwaa kwenye njia ya finyo gizani.I stumbled on the narrow street in the dark.

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