ufuo
oo-FOO-oh
How to say it
Swahiliufuooo-FOO-oh
Englishshore, beach, bank
Frenchrivage, plage, rive
Meaning
The strip of land along the edge of a sea, lake or river, such as a sandy beach or a riverbank.
Good to know
U class noun, plural fuo: ufuo wa bahari, the seashore; ufuo wa mto, the riverbank. Ufukwe is the everyday Tanzanian word for a beach.
Examples
- Watoto walicheza mpira kwenye ufuo wa bahari.The children played football on the seashore.
- Mji umejengwa kando ya ufuo wa ziwa.The town is built along the lake shore.
- Tulitembea ufuoni jioni tukiangalia jua likizama.We walked on the beach in the evening watching the sun set.
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