kijaluba
kee-jah-LOO-bah
How to say it
Swahilikijalubakee-jah-LOO-bahsoon
Englishsmall tin box (for snuff, tobacco)soon
Frenchpetite boîte en métal (à tabac)soon
Meaning
A small metal box with a lid, used especially to hold snuff, tobacco or betel, carried in a pocket.
Good to know
Ki/vi class noun, plural vijaluba; the small form of jaluba. Also spelled kijaruba.
Examples
- Babu alitoa tumbaku kutoka kwenye kijaluba chake.Grandfather took tobacco out of his little tin.
- Kijaluba hiki kimetengenezwa kwa bati.This little box is made of tin.
- Aliweka sarafu ndani ya kijaluba.He kept coins in the little tin box.
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