Swahili
kibindo
ki-BI-ndo
How to say it
Swahilikibindoki-BI-ndosoon
Englishpocketsoon
Frenchpoche, sacsoon
Meaning
a fold in a loincloth or waist-wrap, used as a pocket for carrying money or tobacco.
Good to know
bindo (ma-) fold of the loin- cloth used for carrying money or tobacco
Examples
- Alificha pesa zake ndani ya kibindo.He hid his money in the fold of his loincloth.
- Mzee alitoa tumbaku kutoka kibindo chake.The old man took tobacco out from the fold of his cloth.
- Je, kibindo hicho kinaweza kubeba vitu vingi?Can that fold carry many things?
- Alifunga fedha kwenye kibindo kabla ya safari.He tied the money into the loincloth fold before the journey.
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