Swahili
usitu
oo-SEE-too
How to say it
Swahiliusituoo-SEE-toosoon
Englishgrass stripsoon
Frenchbande d'herbe tresséesoon
Meaning
a strip of plaited grass or palm-leaf fibre used for weaving mats.
Good to know
usitu (strip of plaited grass or paim-ieaf fiber for making mats)
Examples
- Bibi alifuma mkeka kwa usitu.Grandmother wove a mat from plaited grass strips.
- Usitu ulitengenezwa kwa majani ya mnazi.The plaited strip was made from coconut leaves.
- Je, usitu huu unatosha kufanya kikapu?Is this plaited strip enough to make a basket?
- Waliuza usitu sokoni kwa wafumaji.They sold the plaited strips at the market to weavers.
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