kiteo

How to say it

Meaning

a shallow, dish-shaped winnowing basket used to sift and clean grain.

Good to know

(dimin. of uteo) (shallow, dish- shaped) basket (used for sifting grain). ^kitete (vi-) (dimin. of ^ete) reed, sedge. 4citete (vi-) dial, mongoose. kitetefu sing

Examples

• Mama alichungulia mchele kwa kiteo.Mom sifted the rice with a winnowing basket.
• Kiteo hiki kimetengenezwa kwa mianzi.This winnowing basket is made of bamboo.
• Alipepeta unga kwa kiteo kuondoa taka.She winnowed the flour with the basket to remove debris.