Swahili
kikwato
ki-KWA-to
How to say it
Swahilikikwatoki-KWA-tosoon
Englishsmall hoofsoon
Frenchpetit sabotsoon
Meaning
a small hoof, diminutive of kwato/ukwato.
Good to know
dimin. of kwato, ukwato
Examples
- Mbuzi mdogo ana vikwato vyororo bado.The young goat's hooves are still soft.
- Kikwato cha punda kimeumia.The donkey's hoof is injured.
- Je, vikwato vya farasi mdogo vinakua haraka?Do a foal's hooves grow quickly?
- Fundi alichunga vikwato vya ng'ombe.The farrier tended to the cattle's hooves.
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