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.
Good to know
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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