Swahili
mtaro
m-TA-ro
How to say it
Swahilimtarom-TA-rosoon
Englishditch, terracesoon
Frenchfossé, terrassesoon
Meaning
a ditch or trench; also an agricultural terrace built into a slope.
Good to know
agr. terrace, terracing; ditch
Examples
- Wakulima walichimba mtaro kuzuia mmomonyoko.The farmers dug a terrace ditch to prevent erosion.
- Maji yalitiririka kwenye mtaro.Water flowed through the ditch.
- Je, mtaro huu umezibwa?Is this ditch blocked?
- Hawakumaliza kuchimba mtaro kabla ya mvua.They didn't finish digging the trench before the rains.
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