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Swahili

gango

GA-ngo

How to say it

SwahiligangoGA-ngosoon
Englishclampsoon
Frenchétausoon

Meaning

a clamp, brace, or hoop used to hold something together; also a medical splint or bandage.

Good to know

gango la pipa means a barrel-hoop.

Examples

  • Fundi aliweka gango kwenye pipa lililopasuka.The craftsman put a hoop on the cracked barrel.
  • Je, gango hili linashikilia mguu vizuri?Does this splint hold the leg well?
  • Hawakubadilisha gango la mkono uliovunjika.They did not change the splint on the broken arm.
  • Gango la chuma lilizunguka pipa hilo.An iron hoop encircled that barrel.

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