gongo

How to say it

Meaning

a height or pinnacle, the top of something; figuratively, a hump on the back; gongo la mwitu means dense forest.

Good to know

(amplic. of nigongo); height, pinnacle, top. - la mlima. mountaintop; rare hump (on the back). 3.: gongo la mwitu. dense forest, heavy undergrowth. gongoa inv. of gonga. gongomea inv.-stat

Examples

• Walipanda hadi gongo la mlima.They climbed to the peak of the mountain.
• Je, kuna njia ya kufika gongo hilo?Is there a path to reach that peak?
• Hawakuweza kupenya gongo la mwitu lililokuwa mnene.They could not get through the dense undergrowth of the forest.
• Nyumba ilijengwa juu ya gongo dogo.The house was built on a small height.