Swahili
mnaso
m-NAH-soh
How to say it
Swahilimnasom-NAH-sohsoon
Englishtrapsoon
Frenchpiègesoon
Meaning
the act of catching or trapping, a trap, or what has been caught in one.
Good to know
(act of) catching, trapping. piercing eyes; wicked person, sorcerer; trap; what is caught (in a trap), Cf ng'aa. catch
Examples
- Mnaso ulikuwa umenasa sungura mmoja.The trap had caught a hare.
- Wawindaji waliweka mnaso msituni.The hunters set a trap in the forest.
- Mnaso wa samaki ulikuwa umejaa asubuhi hiyo.The fish trap was full that morning.
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