indimi

Swahili

mtenge

m-TEN-ge

How to say it

Swahilimtengem-TEN-gesoon
Englishoutriggersoon
Frenchbalanciersoon

Meaning

a nautical outrigger, a stabilizing float attached to the side of a canoe.

Good to know

naut. outrigger. mtengenezaji 368 mtengenezaji, mtengezaji (wa-); arranger, organizer, producer; editor; com- piler

Examples

  • Mashua ilikuwa na mtenge pande zote mbili.The boat had an outrigger on both sides.
  • Mvuvi alirekebisha mtenge uliovunjika.The fisherman repaired the broken outrigger.
  • Je, mtenge huu unaweza kubeba uzito gani?How much weight can this outrigger support?

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