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Swahili

mkokoto

mko-KO-to

How to say it

Swahilimkokotomko-KO-tosoon
Englishpullingsoon
Frenchtraînagesoon

Meaning

the act of pulling or dragging something; also the track or furrow left when something is dragged, as through sand.

Good to know

descriptive, used of both the action and the resulting mark.

Examples

  • Watoto waliacha mkokoto mrefu walipovuta mti ufukweni.The children left a long drag-track when they pulled the log along the beach.
  • Je, mkokoto huu ulisababishwa na nini?What caused this drag-mark?
  • Mvuvi aliona mkokoto wa kobe mchangani.The fisherman saw a turtle's drag-track in the sand.

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