coastal [noun]

Biwi la moto

Maana (Definition)

A mound of agricultural clearing vegetation set to slow-burn into soil ash.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

smoldering compost mound / smoke clearing pit

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

biwi la moshi

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mkulima aliwasha biwi la moto shambani kusafisha uwanja."

Translation: The farmer set fire to the clearing mound in the farm to clean the field.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Biwi Dawa ya moto ni moto