Swahili
gandalo
ga-NDA-lo
How to say it
Swahiligandaloga-NDA-losoon
Englishfettersoon
Frenchentravesoon
Meaning
a wooden device fastened around the leg to restrain movement, a fetter or stocks.
Good to know
leg-fetter (made of wood), stocks
Examples
- Mfungwa alifungwa gandalo mguuni.The prisoner was fitted with a leg-fetter.
- Je, gandalo hilo lilikuwa gumu kuvunja?Was that fetter hard to break?
- Hawakuweza kutembea wakiwa na gandalo.They could not walk while wearing the fetters.
- Askari waliondoa gandalo baada ya muda.The guards removed the fetters after some time.
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