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plastiki

plah-STEE-kee

How to say it

Swahiliplastikiplah-STEE-kee
Englishplastic
Frenchplastique

Meaning

A light man-made material that can be shaped when soft, used for bags, bottles, pipes and many other goods.

Good to know

N class noun with no plural, usually after ya or za: mifuko ya plastiki, plastic bags; chupa za plastiki, plastic bottles.

Examples

  • Mifuko ya plastiki imepigwa marufuku nchini.Plastic bags have been banned in the country.
  • Tupa chupa za plastiki kwenye pipa hili.Throw the plastic bottles into this bin.
  • Viti hivi vimetengenezwa kwa plastiki ngumu.These chairs are made of hard plastic.

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