ushonaji

How to say it

Meaning

The craft or work of sewing clothes and other things from cloth, by hand or with a sewing machine.

Good to know

U class noun with no plural, from kushona, to sew; a tailor is mshonaji or fundi cherehani. Common phrases: chuo cha ushonaji, a tailoring school; ujuzi wa ushonaji, sewing skills.

Examples

• Anapata riziki yake kwa ushonaji wa nguo.She earns her living by sewing clothes.
• Vijana walifundishwa ushonaji na useremala.The young people were taught tailoring and carpentry.
• Alifungua duka dogo la ushonaji mjini.He opened a small tailoring shop in town.

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