Swahili
kitakizo
kee-tah-KEE-zoh
How to say it
Swahilikitakizokee-tah-KEE-zohsoon
Englishheadboardsoon
Frenchtête de litsoon
Meaning
the headboard or footboard of a bed frame.
Good to know
kitakizo (head or foot of a bedstead)
Examples
- Alitengeneza kitakizo cha kitanda kwa mbao nzuri.He made the bed's headboard from fine wood.
- Kitakizo cha kitanda kilipambwa kwa nakshi.The bed's headboard was decorated with carvings.
- Fundi alibadilisha kitakizo kilichovunjika.The carpenter replaced the broken footboard.
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