tanuru

How to say it

Meaning

an enclosed structure used to bake, fire, or heat things at high temperature, an oven, furnace, or kiln; a variant of tanuu.

Good to know

see tanuu

Examples

• Mama aliweka mkate kwenye tanuru.Mother put the bread in the oven.
• Wafinyanzi hutumia tanuru kuchoma vyungu.Potters use a kiln to fire pots.
• Tanuru la chuma lilikuwa moto sana.The iron furnace was very hot.
• Fundi aliwasha tanuru kabla ya kazi.The craftsman lit the furnace before starting work.