Swahili
mistuo
mee-STOO-oh
How to say it
Swahilimistuomee-STOO-ohsoon
Englishchew stickssoon
Frenchbâtonnets dentairessoon
Meaning
Twigs or small sticks used to clean the teeth, traditional toothbrushes.
Good to know
plural of mstuo (m-/mi- class); variant of miswaki.
Examples
- Mistuo hutumika badala ya mswaki vijijini.Chew sticks are used instead of toothbrushes in the villages.
- Je, mistuo hii inasafisha meno vizuri?Do these chew sticks clean the teeth well?
- Mistuo haikupatikana sokoni wiki hii.Chew sticks were not available in the market this week.
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