vifumbu

How to say it

Meaning

Filters or sieves made of woven matting or basketwork, used to strain liquids or grains.

Good to know

plural of kifumbu (ki-/vi- class); a traditional handicraft item, less common than modern equivalents.

Examples

• Bibi anatumia vifumbu vya makuti kuchuja pombe ya asili.Grandmother uses coconut-leaf filters to strain traditional brew.
• Vifumbu hivi vimetengenezwa kwa ustadi mkubwa.These filters are made with great skill.
• Sokoni hakuna vifumbu tena, watu wanatumia vitu vya kisasa.There are no more filters at the market; people use modern things.
• Utahitaji vifumbu viwili kuchuja maziwa yote haya?Will you need two filters to strain all this milk?

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