Swahili
vimau
vee-MAH-oo
How to say it
Swahilivimauvee-MAH-oosoon
Englishuniform shirtssoon
Frenchchemises d'uniformesoon
Meaning
Uniform shirts with short sleeves.
Good to know
plural of kimau (ki-/vi- class); dated/regional term for a type of uniform shirt.
Examples
- Askari walivaa vimau vyao kwa gwaride.The soldiers wore their uniform shirts for the parade.
- Vimau hivyo vilikuwa vimepigwa pasi vizuri.Those uniform shirts had been neatly ironed.
- Je, shule hii inahitaji vimau kama sare?Does this school require uniform shirts as part of the uniform?
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