sansuri

How to say it

Meaning

a barracuda, a kind of fish; also a large knife with a blunt edge.

Good to know

sansuri (kind of fish, barra- cuda). (= mzira.); a large knife with a blunt edge. santuri, senturi; santuri (a musical in- strument resembling a zither); fig. phonograph, barrel organ (or other devices)

Examples

• Mvuvi alivua sansuri mkubwa baharini.The fisherman caught a large barracuda at sea.
• Alitumia sansuri kukata kamba nzito.He used the blunt-edged knife to cut the heavy rope.
• Je, sansuri huyu anaweza kuliwa mbichi?Can this barracuda be eaten raw?
• Hawakupata sansuri yoyote siku ile.They did not catch any barracuda that day.