Swahili
ndusi
n-DU-si
How to say it
Swahilindusin-DU-sisoon
Englishstorage boxsoon
Frenchcoffresoon
Meaning
a box, typically covered in rawhide, used by women to store clothing and personal items.
Good to know
box (us. covered with rawhide; used by women for clothing, personal orna- ments, etc.)
Examples
- Aliweka mapambo yake ndani ya ndusi.She kept her ornaments inside the rawhide box.
- Je, ndusi hii ilitengenezwa na nani?Who made this rawhide box?
- Ndusi ya bibi ilikuwa na miaka mingi.The grandmother's rawhide box was many years old.
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