Swahili
peipu
peh-EE-poo
How to say it
Swahilipeipupeh-EE-poosoon
Englishpipe, tubesoon
Frenchpipe, tuyausoon
Meaning
a pipe, either one used for smoking or a tube used to carry water or gas.
Good to know
see paipu
Examples
- Fundi aliunganisha peipu ya maji.The technician connected the water pipe.
- Je, peipu hii inavuja?Is this pipe leaking?
- Hakuna peipu iliyofika nyumbani kwetu bado.No pipe has reached our house yet.
- Babu alikuwa akivuta peipu jioni zote.Grandfather used to smoke a pipe every evening.
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