maburuma

How to say it

Meaning

Water pipes or hookahs, used for smoking flavored tobacco.

Good to know

Plural of buruma (ji-/ma class, class 5/6); a regional/coastal word, less common than the Arabic loan shisha.

Examples

• Wanaume walikaa baraza wakivuta maburuma jioni.The men sat on the porch smoking water pipes in the evening.
• Je, maburuma haya yanauzwa wapi mjini?Where are these water pipes sold in town?
• Maburuma hayo hayakuruhusiwa kwenye hoteli ile.Those water pipes were not allowed in that hotel.

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