Swahili
vitengele
vee-tehn-GEH-leh
How to say it
Swahilivitengelevee-tehn-GEH-lehsoon
Englishstripessoon
Frenchbandessoon
Meaning
Bands or stripes of color; also small round mats.
Good to know
plural of kitengele (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Nguo yake ina vitengele vya rangi nyekundu.Her dress has red stripes.
- Vitengele hivi vinamaanisha nini kwenye bendera?What do these stripes mean on the flag?
- Kitambaa hiki hakina vitengele vyovyote.This cloth has no stripes at all.
- Mshonaji ataongeza vitengele vitatu kwenye sare mpya.The tailor will add three stripes to the new uniform.
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