Swahili
mikuo
mee-KOO-oh
How to say it
Swahilimikuomee-KOO-ohsoon
Englishheapssoon
Frenchtassoon
Meaning
Heaps or lumps; also bars or ingots of metal.
Good to know
plural of mkuo (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mikuo ya mchanga imewekwa kando ya barabara.Heaps of sand have been placed by the roadside.
- Je, mikuo hii ya chuma inatoka wapi?Where do these metal ingots come from?
- Mikuo haikuondolewa baada ya ujenzi kumalizika.The heaps were not cleared away after construction finished.
- Wafanyakazi wataondoa mikuo ya takataka kesho.The workers will remove the heaps of rubbish tomorrow.
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