kipande
kee-PAH-ndeh
How to say it
Swahilikipandekee-PAH-ndeh
Englishpiece; section, stretch; plot (of land)
Frenchmorceau, bout ; tronçon ; parcelle
Meaning
A part cut or broken off from something larger, or one part of a whole such as a stretch of road or a plot of land.
Good to know
Plural vipande. Kipande cha is a piece of: kipande cha mkate, a piece of bread; kipande cha ardhi, a plot of land.
Examples
- Nipe kipande cha mkate, tafadhali.Give me a piece of bread, please.
- Alinunua kipande cha ardhi karibu na mto.He bought a plot of land near the river.
- Kioo kilivunjika vipande vingi.The mirror broke into many pieces.
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