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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