Swahili
sidiria
si-di-RI-a
How to say it
Swahilisidiriasi-di-RI-asoon
Englishbrasoon
Frenchsoutien-gorgesoon
Meaning
a piece of women's underwear worn to support the breasts, a bra.
Good to know
in older usage this described a woven cloth breast-wrap; today it is simply the everyday word for a bra.
Examples
- Amenunua sidiria mpya jana.She bought a new bra yesterday.
- Sidiria hii ni finyu kwangu.This bra is too tight for me.
- Unauza sidiria za ukubwa gani?What sizes of bras do you sell?
- Sitaki kuvaa sidiria ya rangi nyeupe.I do not want to wear a white bra.
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