ukuti

How to say it

Meaning

a single frond or leaf of a coconut palm, often used for weaving or thatching.

Good to know

single frond of a coconut-palm leaf, palm branch. ukuu sing; greatness, eminence, distinc- tion; superiority

Examples

• Walifuma kikapu kwa ukuti wa mnazi.They wove a basket from a coconut frond.
• Ukuti ulitumika kuezeka kibanda.The palm frond was used to thatch the hut.
• Je, ukuti huu bado ni mbichi?Is this palm frond still fresh?
• Watoto walicheza kwa ukuti kama upanga.The children played with the palm frond as a sword.