Swahili
kebe
KE-be
How to say it
SwahilikebeKE-besoon
Englishtin cansoon
Frenchboîte de conservesoon
Meaning
a small metal container used to hold food or liquid, a tin can; more fully mkebe.
Good to know
more fully mkebe.
Examples
- Alihifadhi sukari ndani ya kebe.He stored sugar in a tin can.
- Watoto walitengeneza gari la kuchezea kwa kebe.The children made a toy car out of a tin can.
- Je, kebe hii inaweza kutumika tena?Can this tin can be reused?
- Alitupa kebe tupu kwenye pipa la taka.He threw the empty can into the trash bin.
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