pengo
PEH-ngoh
How to say it
SwahilipengoPEH-ngoh
Englishgap; void, loss
Frenchécart, trou; vide
Meaning
An empty space between two things, such as between teeth; also the difference in points between teams, or the emptiness left when an important person dies.
Good to know
Ji class noun, plural mapengo. Kuacha pengo is to leave a void and kuziba pengo to fill a gap; pengo la pointi is a points gap.
Examples
- Kifo chake kimeacha pengo kubwa katika familia.His death has left a big void in the family.
- Simba imepunguza pengo la pointi hadi tatu.Simba has cut the points gap to three.
- Mtoto ana pengo kwenye meno ya mbele.The child has a gap in her front teeth.
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