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Swahili

mkamshe

um-KAHM-sheh

How to say it

Swahilimkamsheum-KAHM-shehsoon
Englishwooden spoonsoon
Frenchlouche en boissoon

Meaning

a wooden spoon or ladle, used for cooking or serving food.

Good to know

mi- class (things); mkamshe is a variant of mkamshi, a wooden spoon or ladle used in cooking.

Examples

  • Mama alitumia mkamshe kupika ugali.Mother used a wooden spoon to cook ugali.
  • Je, mkamshe uko wapi jikoni?Where is the wooden spoon in the kitchen?
  • Hatukupata mkamshe safi.We did not find a clean wooden spoon.

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