Swahili
makebe
mah-KEH-beh
How to say it
Swahilimakebemah-KEH-behsoon
Englishtin canssoon
Frenchboîtes de conservesoon
Meaning
Small metal containers used to hold food or liquid, tin cans.
Good to know
plural of kebe, a short form of mkebe (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Watoto walicheza na makebe matupu.The children played with empty tin cans.
- Je, makebe haya yanaweza kutumika tena?Can these tin cans be reused?
- Makebe hayakukusanywa na wachuuzi wiki hii.The tin cans were not collected by the scrap dealers this week.
- Mama atatumia makebe kupandia miche.Mother will use tin cans to plant seedlings.
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