gome

How to say it

Meaning

the outer covering of a tree trunk, bark; also the peel of a fruit or the shell of a crab.

Good to know

bark, rind, peel, ambua - la mti (tunda). peel the bark off a tree (the rind from a fruit); shell (of a crab, etc.); coll. shilling

Examples

• Mti huu una gome zito na gumu.This tree has thick, hard bark.
• Je, gome la mti huu linatumika kwa dawa?Is this tree's bark used for medicine?
• Hawakuondoa gome la tunda kabla ya kula.They did not peel the fruit's skin before eating.
• Alichukua gome la mti kutengeneza dawa.He took the tree bark to make medicine.

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