Swahili
mitemo
mee-TEH-moh
How to say it
Swahilimitemomee-TEH-mohsoon
Englishcuttingssoon
Frenchbouturessoon
Meaning
The act of cutting up or off, carving; slashes.
Good to know
Plural of mtemo (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Fundi seremala aliacha mitemo mizuri kwenye mbao.The carpenter left neat cuttings on the wood.
- Je, mitemo hii ilifanywa kwa shoka?Were these cuttings made with an axe?
- Mitemo hiyo haikuwa sahihi.Those cuttings were not precise.
- Atafanya mitemo mipya kesho asubuhi.He will make new cuttings tomorrow morning.
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