Swahili
kipingo
ki-PIN-go
How to say it
Swahilikipingoki-PIN-gosoon
Englishobstructionsoon
Frenchobstruction, verrousoon
Meaning
an obstruction or barrier, and also a peg, bar, or bolt used to fasten something, such as a necklace clasp.
Good to know
obstruction, barrier, hurdle; peg, bar, bolt; pin; necklace
Examples
- Mlango ulifungwa kwa kipingo cha chuma.The door was fastened with an iron bolt.
- Je, kipingo hiki kitashikilia mzigo mzito?Will this peg hold a heavy load?
- Hawakuweza kupita kwa sababu ya kipingo barabarani.They couldn't pass because of a barrier on the road.
- Kipingo cha shanga kilivunjika shingoni.The clasp of the beaded necklace broke.
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