coastal [noun]

Pasi la nguo

Maana (Definition)

A traditional heavy cast-iron tool filled with hot charcoal used for ironing clothes.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

heavy charcoal pressing iron

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

pasi ya mkaa

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili Culture

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Bibi alitumia pasi la nguo kunyoosha kanga zake."

Translation: Grandmother used a heavy charcoal pressing iron to smooth her wraps.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Papasi nyoosha