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Swahili

kuungo

koo-OON-goh

How to say it

Swahilikuungokoo-OON-gohsoon
Englishpolishing stonesoon
Frenchpierre à polirsoon

Meaning

a smooth oval stone used to polish the surface of pottery.

Good to know

kuungo (oval stone, used to smooth the surface of pottery)

Examples

  • Mfinyanzi alitumia kuungo kulainisha chungu.The potter used the smoothing stone to polish the pot.
  • Kuungo hicho kilikuwa laini sana.That polishing stone was very smooth.
  • Alitafuta kuungo kizuri sokoni.She looked for a good polishing stone at the market.

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