Swahili
gozi
GOH-zee
How to say it
SwahiligoziGOH-zeesoon
Englishskin, hidesoon
Frenchpeausoon
Meaning
skin or hide, especially of an animal.
Good to know
a variant of the more common ngozi (skin, hide, leather).
Examples
- Gozi la ng'ombe lilikaushwa juani.The cow's hide was dried in the sun.
- Je, gozi hili linaweza kutengeneza ngoma?Can this hide be used to make a drum?
- Hawakuuza gozi lolote sokoni leo.They did not sell any hide at the market today.
- Fundi atashona kiatu kwa gozi hili.The craftsman will sew a shoe from this hide.
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