upenu

How to say it

Meaning

a small lean-to built under the projecting eaves of a house.

Good to know

space covered by the projecting roof of a house, (small) addition to a house, lean-to. upenyaji, upenyezi (ma-, penyaji, penyezi) secret/surreptitious/underhanded action, smuggling, bribery; insinuation

Examples

• Waliweka mbao chini ya upenu.They stored the planks under the lean-to.
• Upenu ulijengwa kando ya nyumba kuu.The lean-to was built beside the main house.
• Je, upenu huu unaweza kubeba mvua kubwa?Can this lean-to withstand heavy rain?
• Kuku walijificha chini ya upenu.The chickens sheltered under the lean-to.