mafiga

How to say it

Meaning

The set of stones arranged to support a cooking pot over an open fire.

Good to know

plural of figa (li-/ma- class); traditionally three stones, so mafiga matatu is a fixed phrase.

Examples

• Bibi aliweka sufuria juu ya mafiga matatu.Grandmother placed the pot on the three hearth stones.
• Mafiga yale yalikuwa moto sana.Those hearth stones were very hot.
• Je, mafiga yamewekwa sawasawa?Are the hearth stones arranged evenly?
• Mafiga hayakuwaka vizuri kwa sababu ya mvua.The hearth stones did not burn well because of the rain.

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