vibanzi

How to say it

Meaning

Splinters, chips, or thin slivers of wood; also used of skewers or other slender pointed instruments.

Good to know

plural of kibanzi (ki-/vi- class); splinters, chips, or slender wooden slivers.

Examples

• Mkono wake ulikuwa na vibanzi vingi vya mbao.His hand had many wood splinters.
• Je, vibanzi hivyo vilitokana na mbao gani?Which wood did those splinters come from?
• Vibanzi vidogo viliingia kwenye kidole chake.Small splinters got into his finger.
• Watatumia vibanzi kuchoma nyama ya mshikaki.They will use skewers to grill the meat.