Swahili
vitali
vee-TAH-lee
How to say it
Swahilivitalivee-TAH-leesoon
Englishringssoon
Frenchringssoon
Meaning
Boxing rings, the roped square platforms where boxing matches are held.
Good to know
plural of kitali (ki-/vi- class); this sense of kitali also covers sailcloth or canvas.
Examples
- Wapiganaji walipanda juu ya vitali viwili tofauti.The fighters climbed into two different rings.
- Je, vitali hivi vimewekwa vizuri?Have these rings been set up properly?
- Mashindano hayakufanyika kwenye vitali hivyo.The matches were not held in those rings.
- Wiki ijayo, vitali vipya vitajengwa uwanjani.Next week, new rings will be built at the stadium.
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