vipusa

How to say it

Meaning

Small tusks, especially of a rhinoceros.

Good to know

plural of kipusa (ki-/vi- class); kipusa also has an informal figurative sense, 'attractive young woman.'.

Examples

• Vipusa vya faru ni vigumu kupata siku hizi.Rhino tusks are hard to find these days.
• Je, vipusa hivi vimehifadhiwa makumbusho?Are these tusks kept in a museum?
• Vipusa hivi si vikubwa kama vya tembo.These tusks are not as big as an elephant's.
• Wawindaji haramu waliuza vipusa sokoni.Poachers sold the tusks at the market.