Swahili
kituka
kee-TOO-kah
How to say it
Swahilikitukakee-TOO-kahsoon
Englishthicketsoon
Frenchbosquetsoon
Meaning
a small clump or grove of trees; a thicket.
Good to know
clump of trees, copse, grove; thicket. (= kichaka.)
Examples
- Simba alijificha ndani ya kituka.The lion hid inside the thicket.
- Tulipumzika chini ya kituka cha miti kando ya njia.We rested under a grove of trees by the path.
- Wawindaji walipita karibu na kituka kikubwa.The hunters passed near a large thicket.
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