Swahili
kibubutu
ki-bu-BU-tu
How to say it
Swahilikibubutuki-bu-BU-tusoon
Englishstumpsoon
Frenchsouchesoon
Meaning
a tree stump; figuratively, the stump of an amputated limb.
Good to know
rare; tree-stump; fig. stump of an amputated limb
Examples
- Alikwaa kibubutu cha mti gizani.He stumbled over a tree stump in the dark.
- Baada ya ajali, alibaki na kibubutu badala ya mkono.After the accident, he was left with a stump instead of an arm.
- Je, kibubutu hicho kinaweza kung'olewa?Can that tree stump be uprooted?
- Watoto waliketi juu ya kibubutu kupumzika.The children sat on the tree stump to rest.
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