shamba
SHAH-mbah
How to say it
SwahilishambaSHAH-mbahsoon
Englishfarm, field, plotsoon
Frenchferme, champsoon
Meaning
A piece of land where crops are grown or animals are kept, from a small family plot to a large estate.
Good to know
Plural mashamba. Shambani means at or in the field, kazi za shamba is farm work, and shamba darasa is a demonstration farm.
Examples
- Baba yangu ana shamba la mahindi.My father has a maize farm.
- Wakulima wako shambani tangu alfajiri.The farmers have been in the field since dawn.
- Mashamba mengi yameharibiwa na mafuriko.Many farms have been damaged by the floods.
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