Swahili
gumegume
goo-meh-GOO-meh
How to say it
Swahiligumegumegoo-meh-GOO-mehsoon
Englishmusketsoon
Frenchfusil à silexsoon
Meaning
an old-fashioned flintlock musket.
Good to know
Archaic term, occurs in the phrase bunduki ya gumegume, 'a flintlock musket'.
Examples
- Babu alikuwa na bunduki ya gumegume iliyorithiwa kutoka kwa babu yake.Grandfather had a flintlock musket inherited from his own grandfather.
- Bunduki za gumegume zilitumika zamani kuwinda.Flintlock muskets were used long ago for hunting.
- Jumba la makumbusho lina bunduki ya gumegume ya kale.The museum has an old flintlock musket.
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