"kaptula" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kaptula.flac [Kenya] Forms: kaptula [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from Chichewa kubutula (“to cut off”), or French pantalon. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ny|kubutula||to cut off}} Chichewa kubutula (“to cut off”), {{der|sw|fr|pantalon}} French pantalon Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kaptula, {{sw-noun|n}} kaptula (n class, plural kaptula)
  1. shorts (clothing) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: kaptura
    Sense id: en-kaptula-sw-noun-BkyHs~xj Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for kaptula meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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