mfereji
mfeh-REH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimferejimfeh-REH-jeesoon
Englishditch, drain, canal; water tapsoon
Frenchfossé, caniveau, canal; robinetsoon
Meaning
A long channel dug or built to carry water, such as a drain beside a road, an irrigation ditch or a canal between seas; also a water tap and the water that comes from it.
Good to know
M/mi class noun: plural mifereji. Maji ya mfereji is tap water; Mfereji wa Suez is the Suez Canal.
Examples
- Mifereji ya barabara imeziba kwa taka.The roadside drains are blocked with rubbish.
- Wakulima wamechimba mfereji wa kumwagilia mashamba.The farmers have dug a ditch to irrigate the fields.
- Fungua mfereji tujaze ndoo hii.Turn on the tap so we can fill this bucket.
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