uwambo

How to say it

Meaning

the cording of a traditional bedstead, or a peg used to stretch something taut, such as a tent-peg.

Good to know

= kiwambo; cording (of a native bedstead); pegs (used for stretch- ing something out, tent-pegs, etc.)

Examples

• Uwambo wa kitanda ulikatika kwa uzito.The bedstead cording snapped under the weight.
• Walipiga uwambo chini kushikilia hema.They drove the tent-peg into the ground to hold the tent.
• Je, uwambo huu utashikilia kitanda salama?Will this cording hold the bed securely?
• Fundi alisuka uwambo mpya kwa kamba.The craftsman wove new cording with rope.