Swahili
kilihafu
ki-li-HA-fu
How to say it
Swahilikilihafuki-li-HA-fusoon
Englishrumensoon
Frenchpansesoon
Meaning
the first stomach chamber of a ruminant animal, the rumen.
Good to know
also called kisafu.
Examples
- Ng'ombe huvunja chakula kwenye kilihafu kwanza.A cow first breaks down food in its rumen.
- Mchinjaji alionyesha kilihafu cha ng'ombe.The butcher showed the cow's rumen.
- Je, kilihafu ni sehemu gani ya tumbo?Which part of the stomach is the rumen?
- Wanyama wanaocheua wana kilihafu kikubwa.Ruminant animals have a large rumen.
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