Swahili
kashabu
ka-SHA-bu
How to say it
Swahilikashabuka-SHA-busoon
Englishbeadsoon
Frenchperlesoon
Meaning
a hollow bead of gold, silver, or glass, or the wooden rod used on a loom.
Good to know
wooden rod (on a loom); hollow bead (of gold, silver, or glass)
Examples
- Alivaa mkufu wenye kashabu za dhahabu.She wore a necklace with gold beads.
- Fundi wa kitambaa alitumia kashabu kwenye kitanzi.The weaver used the loom rod on the frame.
- Je, kashabu hizi zimetengenezwa kwa fedha?Are these beads made of silver?
- Kashabu ya glasi iling'aa jua lilipoipiga.The glass bead sparkled when the sun struck it.
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