stoo

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Meaning

A room or small building where goods, food or tools are kept, in a house, a shop or an office.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in singular and plural, from English store. Also spelled sitoo; ghala and bohari are larger stores.

Examples

• Mchele umewekwa stoo nyuma ya jiko.The rice is kept in the storeroom behind the kitchen.
• Funguo za stoo ziko kwa mlinzi.The storeroom keys are with the guard.
• Tunahitaji stoo kubwa zaidi kwa ajili ya mizigo.We need a bigger store for the goods.

Forms

sitoo