Swahili
muo
MOO-oh
How to say it
SwahilimuoMOO-ohsoon
Englishdigging sticksoon
Frenchbâton à fouirsoon
Meaning
a stick with an iron tip, used for digging up stones.
Good to know
stick with an iron tip (for digging up stones)
Examples
- Alitumia muo kuchimba jiwe kubwa.He used the iron-tipped stick to dig out a large stone.
- Je, muo huu ni mkali vya kutosha?Is this digging stick sharp enough?
- Muo ulivunjika tulipokuwa tukichimba.The digging stick broke while we were digging.
- Wafanyakazi walibeba miuo shambani.The workers carried digging sticks to the field.
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