shimo
SHEE-moh
How to say it
SwahilishimoSHEE-mohsoon
Englishhole, pitsoon
Frenchtrou, fossesoon
Meaning
A hollow place dug or worn into the ground or into something solid, such as a pit for rubbish, a latrine pit or a hole in a road.
Good to know
Ji/ma class noun: plural mashimo. Shimo la taka is a rubbish pit and shimo la choo a latrine pit; kuchimba shimo is to dig a hole.
Examples
- Wafanyakazi walichimba shimo refu kwa ajili ya nguzo.The workers dug a deep hole for the pole.
- Barabara hii imejaa mashimo makubwa.This road is full of big potholes.
- Tupa maganda kwenye shimo la taka.Throw the peels into the rubbish pit.
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