Swahili
pelezi
peh-LEH-zee
How to say it
Swahilipelezipeh-LEH-zeesoon
Englishblunt spotsoon
Frenchendroit émoussésoon
Meaning
a nick or blunted spot on the edge of a cutting tool.
Good to know
blunt place, nick (in the edge of pembejo (ma-) anat. thigh; (rare) hip. a cutting tool)
Examples
- Kisu kina pelezi kwenye ukingo wake.The knife has a nick on its edge.
- Je, pelezi hili limetokana na nini?What caused this nick?
- Shoka halina pelezi lolote, bado kali.The axe has no nicks at all, it is still sharp.
- Pelezi kwenye msumeno lilifanya kazi iwe ngumu.The nick on the saw made the work difficult.
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