"dele" meaning in Swahili

See dele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɗɛ.lɛ/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-dele.flac [Kenya] Forms: dele [class-x, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hijazi Arabic دَلَّة (dalla). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|acw|دَلَّة|tr=dalla}} Borrowed from Hijazi Arabic دَلَّة (dalla) Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} dele class IX (plural dele class X)
  1. dallah (a traditional Arabic coffee pot, used to brew and serve gahwa [Arabic coffee]) Tags: class-ix
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Pages with 13 entries",
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        },
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        },
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        }
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɗɛ.lɛ/",
      "note": "Unguja standard"
    },
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    ]
  ],
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    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Hijazi Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Hijazi Arabic",
        "Swahili terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "sw:Kitchenware",
        "sw:Tools"
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      ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "class-ix"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-dele.flac",
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