pumba

How to say it

Meaning

chaff, the husks separated from grain; also a small lump or bundle.

Good to know

lump; (small) ball, bundle; chaff; med. excretion (under the foreskin). 2pumba (-, ma-)

Examples

• Wakulima walichoma pumba baada ya kupura mpunga.The farmers burned the chaff after threshing the rice.
• Je, pumba hii inatumika kulisha mifugo?Is this chaff used to feed livestock?
• Hakuna pumba iliyobaki baada ya kupepeta.No chaff remained after winnowing.
• Ng'ombe walikula pumba pamoja na majani.The cattle ate chaff together with grass.

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