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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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