mpapuro

How to say it

Meaning

the act of scratching or scraping, or the implement used to do it; also the trace, scratch, or wound it leaves, and figuratively a scribble or scrawl.

Good to know

scratching, scraping; scratcher, scraper (an implement); trace left by a scratch or scrape; scratch, surface wound; fig. scribble, scrawl

Examples

• Mpapuro ulionekana kwenye ngozi ya mkono.A scratch mark was visible on his arm.
• Alitumia mpapuro kusafisha chungu.He used a scraper to clean the pot.
• Barua yake ilikuwa mpapuro tu, isiyosomeka vizuri.His letter was just a scrawl, hardly legible.