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Swahili

kikunje

ki-KUN-je

How to say it

Swahilikikunjeki-KUN-jesoon
Englishfoldsoon
Frenchplisoon

Meaning

a fold, crease, seam, or pleat, and figuratively a wrinkle.

Good to know

fold, crease, seam, pleat, edge; fig. wrinkle

Examples

  • Sketi hii ina vikunje vizuri.This skirt has nice pleats.
  • Nguo ina kikunje kwenye mkono.The garment has a fold at the sleeve.
  • Pasi hiyo, kikunje kitatoka.Iron it, and the crease will come out.
  • Je, kikunje hiki kilitokea vipi?How did this crease happen?

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