kidifu

How to say it

Meaning

fiber stripped from young coconut palm leaves, used for tying or weaving.

Good to know

{also kidifu, kilifu, vi-) fiber (of young coconut leaves)

Examples

• Alifunga mzigo kwa kidifu badala ya kamba.He tied the load with coconut-leaf fiber instead of rope.
• Kidifu hiki kimetengenezwa kutoka kwa kitawi kibichi.This fiber was made from a fresh frond.
• Hawakuwa na kidifu cha kutosha kufuma kikapu.They did not have enough fiber to weave a basket.
• Wanawake wa kijijini hutumia kidifu kushonea mikeka.The village women use coconut fiber to sew mats.