gari la kukokotwa

How to say it

Meaning

A vehicle with wheels that is pulled by an animal such as an ox, a donkey or a horse, or by people, to carry goods or passengers.

Good to know

Built from gari, vehicle, and kukokotwa, to be pulled. An ox cart is gari la ng’ombe; a hand cart is mkokoteni or rukwama.

Examples

• Mkulima alibeba mahindi kwa gari la kukokotwa na punda.The farmer carried the maize in a cart pulled by a donkey.
• Zamani, gari la kukokotwa lilikuwa usafiri wa matajiri.In the past, a drawn carriage was the transport of the rich.
• Gari la kukokotwa lilikwama kwenye matope.The cart got stuck in the mud.

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