Swahili
upo
OO-poh
How to say it
SwahiliupoOO-pohsoon
Englishbailersoon
Frenchécopesoon
Meaning
a dipper used for bailing water out of a boat.
Good to know
upo (dipper for bailing out a boat). upofu sing, blindness
Examples
- Baharia alitumia upo kutoa maji ndani ya mtumbwi.The sailor used the dipper to bail water out of the canoe.
- Upo ulijaa maji ya mvua.The bailer filled with rainwater.
- Je, tuna upo wa ziada kwenye mashua?Do we have a spare bailer on the boat?
- Alichota maji kwa upo haraka.He scooped out the water with the bailer quickly.
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