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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