"dadu" meaning in Swahili

See dadu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-dadu.flac Forms: dadu class V [canonical], madadu class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese dado. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|pt|dado}} Borrowed from Portuguese dado Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} dadu class V (plural madadu class VI)
  1. die (polyhedron with symbols on each side)
    Sense id: en-dadu-sw-noun-1bRHCcQf Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. a game of dice Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-dadu-sw-noun-gJuyqYpM Disambiguation of Games: 10 90 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Portuguese dado.",
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    {
      "form": "dadu class V",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "die (polyhedron with symbols on each side)"
      ],
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      ]
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Games",
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            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ],
        [
          "dice",
          "dice"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Portuguese",
    "Swahili terms derived from Portuguese",
    "sw:Games"
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        [
          "die",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        "a game of dice"
      ],
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        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ],
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          "dice",
          "dice"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-dadu.flac",
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