coastal [noun]

Tanu la chokaa

Maana (Definition)

A traditional masonry furnace used along the coast to burn limestone into slaked building lime.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

coastal lime kiln / coral burning furnace

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

tanu chokaa

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Vernacular Industry

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Wafanyakazi waliwasha tanu la chokaa kando ya ufuo wa bahari."

Translation: Workers lit the coastal lime kiln beside the ocean shoreline.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Chokaa ya mawe Chuma cha ujenzi Pwani