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sheng [noun]

Bafu ya mtaa

Maana (Definition)

A shared washing enclosure used by multiple families in high-density urban residential plots.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

communal estate washroom / open bath

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

bafu ya mtaa

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Nairobi Urban Slang
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Watoto walipanga foleni kwenye bafu ya mtaa."

Translation: Children queued at the communal estate washroom.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Bafuchumba cha kuoga
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