Swahili
kinoo
ki-NO-o
How to say it
Swahilikinooki-NO-osoon
Englishwhetstonesoon
Frenchpierre à aiguisersoon
Meaning
a whetstone or grindstone used for sharpening knives, and figuratively a bar of soap.
Good to know
whetstone, grindstone, knife sharpener; fig. bar (of soap)
Examples
- Alinoa kisu chake kwenye kinoo.He sharpened his knife on the whetstone.
- Je, una kinoo cha kunolea shoka?Do you have a grindstone for sharpening the axe?
- Kinoo hiki kimechakaa, kimepunguzwa ukubwa.This whetstone is worn down, it's gotten smaller.
- Alinunua kinoo cha sabuni kimoja.She bought one bar of soap.
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