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Swahili

upembo

oo-PEHM-boh

How to say it

Swahiliupembooo-PEHM-bohsoon
Englishfruit hooksoon
Frenchbâton crochusoon

Meaning

a hooked stick used for pulling down fruit from a tree.

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upembo (a hooked stick for pulling down fruit)

Examples

  • Alitumia upembo kuvuta embe kutoka mtini.He used the hooked stick to pull the mango from the tree.
  • Upembo huu umetengenezwa kwa mti mgumu.This hooked stick is made from hard wood.
  • Je, upembo utafikia tunda lililo juu?Will the hooked stick reach the fruit that is high up?
  • Watoto walishindana kutumia upembo.The children competed to use the hooked stick.

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