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Swahili

kifumbu

ki-FU-mbu

How to say it

Swahilikifumbuki-FU-mbusoon
Englishfiltersoon
Frenchfiltre, grilsoon

Meaning

a filter or sieve made of matting or basketwork.

Good to know

filter, sieve (of matting or basketwork)

Examples

  • Alichuja pombe kwa kifumbu cha makuti.He filtered the brew with a matting sieve.
  • Kifumbu hiki kinatumika kuchujia nini?What does this sieve filter?
  • Hawakuwa na kifumbu safi jikoni.They did not have a clean sieve in the kitchen.
  • Mama alitengeneza vifumbu vya kuchujia maziwa.Mother made sieves for filtering milk.

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