saruji

How to say it

Meaning

A gray powder made from burnt limestone and clay that hardens when mixed with water, used with sand to build walls and floors.

Good to know

N class noun with no plural; counted by the bag: mfuko wa saruji, mifuko ya saruji. Simenti is also heard.

Examples

• Tunahitaji mifuko kumi ya saruji kujenga ukuta huu.We need ten bags of cement to build this wall.
• Bei ya saruji imeshuka tangu kiwanda kipya kifunguliwe.The price of cement has fallen since the new factory opened.
• Fundi alichanganya saruji na mchanga.The builder mixed cement and sand.

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