Swahili
kifusi
ki-FU-si
How to say it
Swahilikifusiki-FU-sisoon
Englishrubblesoon
Frenchgravatssoon
Meaning
rubble or debris, such as broken stone or gravel.
Good to know
rarely also used in the compound kifusi cha yai, meaning eggshell.
Examples
- Wajenzi waliondoa kifusi baada ya kubomoa ukuta.The builders removed the rubble after demolishing the wall.
- Kifusi hiki kitatumika wapi?Where will this rubble be used?
- Hawakusafisha kifusi kilichobaki eneo la ujenzi.They did not clear the debris left at the construction site.
- Malori yalibeba vifusi kutoka eneo la ujenzi.Trucks carried loads of rubble from the construction site.
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