Swahili
ndoo
n-DO-o
How to say it
Swahilindoon-DO-osoon
Englishbucketsoon
Frenchseausoon
Meaning
a bucket or pail used to carry or scoop liquid.
Good to know
bucket, pail; dipper, bailer, scoop; bucket of a dredger, one of the recepta- cles on a conveyor belt
Examples
- Alibeba ndoo ya maji kichwani.She carried a bucket of water on her head.
- Je, ndoo hii ina uvujaji?Does this bucket have a leak?
- Hawakuwa na ndoo ya kutosha kwa kazi hiyo.They did not have enough buckets for that job.
- Ndoo mbili zilijaa maji kwa muda mfupi.Two buckets filled with water in a short time.
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