Swahili
mitutu
mee-TOO-too
How to say it
Swahilimitutumee-TOO-toosoon
Englishbarrelssoon
Frenchcanonssoon
Meaning
The tube-shaped barrels of guns.
Good to know
Plural of mtutu (m-/mi- class); firearms vocabulary.
Examples
- Askari walisafisha mitutu ya bunduki zao.The soldiers cleaned the barrels of their guns.
- Je, mitutu hii imechakaa?Are these barrels worn out?
- Mitutu hiyo haifai kutumika tena.Those barrels are not fit to be used anymore.
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