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Swahili

vipaku

vee-PAH-koo

How to say it

Swahilivipakuvee-PAH-koosoon
Englishspotssoon
Frenchtachessoon

Meaning

Spots, patches, or smears of colour, and, as an adjective, spotted or speckled.

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plural of kipaku (ki-/vi- class).

Examples

  • Vipaku vya rangi vilionekana kwenye ukuta.Spots of paint appeared on the wall.
  • Je, vipaku hivi vinaweza kuoshwa?Can these spots be washed off?
  • Vipaku havikutoka hata baada ya kusugua.The spots did not come out even after scrubbing.
  • Fundi atarekebisha vipaku hivyo kesho.The technician will fix those spots tomorrow.

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