nguo
NGOO-oh
How to say it
SwahilinguoNGOO-ohsoon
Englishclothes, clothing; clothsoon
Frenchvêtements, habits ; tissusoon
Meaning
What people wear on the body, such as shirts, dresses and trousers; it can also mean cloth or fabric.
Good to know
A noun of the n class, the same in the singular and plural (nguo hii, nguo hizi). Kufua nguo is to wash clothes, and nguo za ndani is underwear.
Examples
- Nimefua nguo zote leo asubuhi.I washed all the clothes this morning.
- Mama amenunua nguo mpya za shule.Mother has bought new school clothes.
- Nguo hii imeshonwa kwa kitambaa cha pamba.This garment is sewn from cotton cloth.
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