pingo

How to say it

Meaning

an obstruction or barrier; a bolt or bar used to lock a door.

Good to know

(also mpingo, mi-) obstruction, barrier, bolt (on a door)

Examples

• Alifunga mlango kwa pingo usiku.He locked the door with a bolt at night.
• Je, pingo hili la mlango limevunjika?Is this door bolt broken?
• Hakuna pingo lililowekwa mlangoni.No bolt had been fitted on the door.
• Wezi hawakuweza kufungua pingo lililokuwa imara.The thieves could not open the sturdy bolt.