mitaro

How to say it

Meaning

Ditches or trenches, and also agricultural terraces built into a slope.

Good to know

Plural of mtaro (m-/mi- class); common in both urban drainage and farming contexts.

Examples

• Wafanyakazi walichimba mitaro ya maji mjini.Workers dug water ditches in town.
• Je, mitaro hii inazuia mmomonyoko wa udongo?Do these terraces prevent soil erosion?
• Mitaro hiyo haijasafishwa kwa muda mrefu.Those ditches have not been cleaned for a long time.
• Wakulima watachimba mitaro mipya mlimani.The farmers will dig new terraces on the mountain.