mvuke

How to say it

Meaning

steam or vapor; intense, humid heat; also used loosely for gas.

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(also uvuke, vuke); steam, steam- power; (intense, humid) heat; vapori- zation, evaporation; moisture, dampness, humidity; rec. gas

Examples

• Mvuke ulipanda kutoka kwenye sufuria.Steam rose from the pot.
• Je, mvuke huu unatoka wapi?Where is this steam coming from?
• Chumba kilijaa mvuke wa moto.The room filled with hot vapor.
• Hapakuwa na mvuke wowote asubuhi ile.There was no vapor at all that morning.

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