Swahili
vibindo
vee-BEEN-doh
How to say it
Swahilivibindovee-BEEN-dohsoon
Englishpocketssoon
Frenchpochessoon
Meaning
Folds in a loincloth or waist-wrap, used as pockets for carrying money or tobacco.
Good to know
plural of kibindo (ki-/vi- class); folds in a waist-wrap used as pockets. Traditional, regional word.
Examples
- Mzee alificha fedha zake kwenye vibindo vya kanzu yake.The old man hid his money in the pockets of his robe.
- Je, vibindo hivyo vinaweza kubeba vitu vizito?Can those pockets carry heavy things?
- Watoto walitoa peremende kutoka vibindo vyao.The children took candy out of their pockets.
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