mararuo

How to say it

Meaning

Tears or rips in cloth or material; figuratively, rage or fury.

Good to know

plural of raruo (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement; rare, mostly literary.

Examples

• Nguo ile ilikuwa na mararuo mengi.That garment had many tears.
• Je, mararuo hayo yanaweza kushonwa?Can those tears be sewn up?
• Mararuo hayakuonekana wazi gizani.The tears were not clearly visible in the dark.

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