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.
Good to know
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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