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coastal [verb]

Pura

Maana (Definition)

To beat harvested grain stalks to separate seed from chaff; slang for working tirelessly.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

thrash grain / beat crops / hustle vigorously

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

hustle

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Agricultural Term
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wakulima wanapura mpunga uwanjani."

Translation: The farmers are thrashing rice in the yard.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
PigaPuapura nafaka
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