Swahili

mandusi

mahn-DOO-see

How to say it

Swahilimandusimahn-DOO-seesoon

Englishboxsoon

Frenchboîtesoon

Meaning

a box, chest, trunk, or suitcase used for storage or travel.

Good to know

box, chest (= ndusi); trunk, suitcase

Examples

Aliweka nguo zake kwenye mandusi.He put his clothes in the trunk.
Mandusi hilo lilikuwa zito kubeba.That trunk was heavy to carry.
Walisafirisha vitabu kwenye mandusi.They transported the books in a chest.

The same word in

Kirundiisanduguee-sahn-DOO-goo Kirundiisandukaee-sahn-DOO-kah Kinyarwandaisandukai-sa-ndu-KA Kinyarwandaisandugui-sa-ndu-GU

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