msewe

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Meaning

a bush whose pods are used to make rattles; also, the rattles themselves worn by dancers, or a child's rattle.

Good to know

msewe (a kind of bush bear- ing pods which are used as rattles); msewe (rattles worn by dancers); child's rattle; kind of large drum. mshabaha 355

Examples

• Wachezaji walivaa msewe miguuni wakati wa ngoma.The dancers wore rattles on their legs during the dance.
• Mtoto alicheza na msewe wake.The child played with his rattle.
• Je, msewe hutengenezwa kwa nini?What is a rattle made from?
• Sauti ya msewe ilisikika wakati wa dansi.The sound of the rattles was heard during the dance.

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