Swahili
kijaruba
ki-ja-RU-ba
How to say it
Swahilikijarubaki-ja-RU-basoon
Englishtin boxsoon
Frenchpetite boîtesoon
Meaning
a small tin box, a diminutive of jaluba.
Good to know
a noun (class 7); used to store small items such as spices, jewelry, or coins.
Examples
- Aliweka pete kwenye kijaruba.She put the ring in the tin box.
- Je, kijaruba hiki ni cha nani?Whose tin box is this?
- Hakuna pesa kwenye kijaruba.There is no money in the tin box.
- Bibi atahifadhi vito kwenye kijaruba.Grandmother will keep the jewels in the tin box.
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