mruba

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Meaning

a leech, a blood-sucking worm found in water or wet vegetation.

Good to know

ruba (ma-) leech. mrugaruga, rugaruga (wa-); mil. irregular soldier, guerrilla; robber, plunderer

Examples

• Mruba alishikamana na mguu wake alipokuwa akivua.A leech attached to his leg while he was fishing.
• Watoto waliogopa mruba waliomo mtoni.The children were afraid of the leeches in the river.
• Je, mruba huyu ananyonya damu kiasi gani?How much blood does this leech suck?
• Baada ya kuondoa mruba, jeraha lilivuja damu.After removing the leech, the wound bled.

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