Swahili
kiopoo
ki-o-PO-o
How to say it
Swahilikiopooki-o-PO-osoon
Englishhooksoon
Frenchcrochetsoon
Meaning
a hook, or a stick or pole with a hooked end, also used as a pump handle.
Good to know
hook, stick/pole with a hooked end; handle (of a pump)
Examples
- Alitumia kiopoo kuvuta tunda kutoka mtini.He used a hooked pole to pull the fruit from the tree.
- Je, kiopoo hiki kimetengenezwa kwa chuma?Is this hook made of metal?
- Kiopoo cha pampu kimevunjika.The pump's handle is broken.
- Mvuvi alibeba kiopoo kwenye mashua yake.The fisherman carried a hooked pole in his boat.
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