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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