shupatu

How to say it

Meaning

a plaited strip of grass or palm-leaf fiber used to lace and string a bed frame.

Good to know

plaited strip (of grass/palm-leaf fiber) used as lacing for beds

Examples

• Kitanda hiki kimefumwa kwa shupatu.This bed is woven with plaited lacing.
• Fundi alibadilisha shupatu iliyokatika.The craftsman replaced the torn lacing.
• Je, shupatu hii imetengenezwa kwa majani ya mnazi?Is this lacing made from coconut-palm leaves?
• Hawakuwa na shupatu ya kutosha kumaliza kitanda.They did not have enough lacing to finish the bed.