godoro
goh-DOH-roh
How to say it
Swahiligodorogoh-DOH-rohsoon
Englishmattress
Frenchmatelas
Meaning
A large, thick pad filled with foam, cotton or springs, put on a bed or on the floor to sleep on.
Good to know
Ji/ma class noun, plural magodoro: godoro la sponji, a foam mattress; kitanda na godoro, a bed and a mattress.
Examples
- Walinunua kitanda na godoro jipya.They bought a bed and a new mattress.
- Mgeni alilala kwenye godoro sakafuni.The guest slept on a mattress on the floor.
- Magodoro haya yametengenezwa hapa nchini.These mattresses are made here in the country.
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