Swahili
kuo
KOO-oh
How to say it
SwahilikuoKOO-ohsoon
Englishfurrowsoon
Frenchsillonsoon
Meaning
a furrow, ditch, or trench, or a plot of cultivated land marked out for planting.
Good to know
nyosha kuo means to mark out a field with furrows.
Examples
- Wakulima walichimba kuo kabla ya kupanda mbegu.Farmers dug furrows before planting seeds.
- Maji yalitiririka kwenye kuo baada ya mvua.Water flowed through the trench after the rain.
- Je, kuo hili limepimwa vizuri?Has this plot been measured out properly?
- Alinyosha kuo refu shambani lake.He marked out a long furrow in his field.
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