Swahili
kirugu
kee-ROO-goo
How to say it
Swahilikirugukee-ROO-goosoon
Englishtop of a wallsoon
Frenchhaut d'un mursoon
Meaning
the topmost edge or coping of a house wall.
Good to know
top of a wall (of a house); height of a house-wall. kiruhu, kiruu anger, wrath, rage, fury
Examples
- Fundi alisimama juu ya kirugu kumalizia paa.The builder stood on top of the wall's edge to finish the roof.
- Ndege alitua juu ya kirugu cha nyumba.A bird landed on top of the house wall.
- Kirugu cha ukuta huu kimebomoka kidogo.The top edge of this wall has crumbled a little.
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