Swahili
vikausho
vee-kah-OO-shoh
How to say it
Swahilivikaushovee-kah-OO-shohsoon
Englishdryerssoon
Frenchséchoirssoon
Meaning
Materials or devices used to dry something, such as blotting paper.
Good to know
plural of kikausho (ki-/vi- class); often refers to absorbent material rather than machines, e.g. vikausho vya wino, blotting papers.
Examples
- Ofisi ilikuwa na vikausho vya wino mezani.The office had blotting papers for ink on the desk.
- Vikausho hivyo vilinyonya wino haraka.Those blotters absorbed the ink quickly.
- Hatuna vikausho vingine vya wino dukani.We have no more ink-blotters at the shop.
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