Swahili
ziga
ZEE-gah
How to say it
SwahilizigaZEE-gahsoon
Englishcoal warmersoon
Frenchchaufferettesoon
Meaning
a small vessel filled with hot coals, used to warm someone who is sick.
Good to know
ziga (a vessel containing hot coals, for warming invalids, etc.)
Examples
- Bibi aliweka ziga karibu na mgonjwa kumpasha joto.Grandmother placed a coal-warmer near the sick person to warm them.
- Je, ziga hii bado ina moto?Does this coal-warmer still have heat?
- Hawakuwa na ziga usiku ule wa baridi.They didn't have a coal-warmer that cold night.
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