coastal [noun]

Chakechake

Maana (Definition)

A lightweight woven palm-leaf basket suspended around the neck while harvesting cloves in Pemba.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

traditional clove harvest basket

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

tenga la karafuu

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wavunaji walijaza chakechake kwa karafuu mbichi."

Translation: Harvesters filled the traditional clove basket with green cloves.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

kikapu Tenga