Swahili
kikombe
ki-KO-mbe
How to say it
Swahilikikombeki-KO-mbesoon
Englishcupsoon
Frenchtassesoon
Meaning
a cup, mug, or goblet used for drinking.
Good to know
in electrical use, kikombe also names an insulator, as in vikombe vya simu, insulators on a telegraph pole.
Examples
- Alinywa chai kwenye kikombe kipya.He drank tea from the new cup.
- Kikombe hiki kimepasuka kidogo pembeni.This cup is slightly cracked at the edge.
- Hawakuwa na kikombe cha ziada kwa mgeni.They did not have an extra cup for the guest.
- Wafanyakazi wa umeme walibadilisha vikombe vya nguzo za simu.The electricity workers replaced the insulators on the telegraph poles.
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