mabanzi

How to say it

Meaning

Thin rods, spits, pegs, or sticks of wood, often used for roasting meat or as medical splints.

Good to know

Plural of banzi (ji-/ma class, class 5/6).

Examples

• Wapishi walichoma nyama kwenye mabanzi.The cooks grilled meat on skewers.
• Je, mabanzi haya yamechongwa vizuri?Are these skewers well carved?
• Mabanzi hayo hayakufaa kwa mguu uliovunjika.Those splints were not suitable for the broken leg.
• Daktari wa mifupa atatumia mabanzi kuunga mfupa.The bone doctor will use splints to set the bone.