"kurutu" meaning in Swahili

See kurutu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kurutu.flac Forms: kurutu class V [canonical], makurutu class VI [plural], kuruta [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English recruit. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|recruit}} Borrowed from English recruit Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} kurutu class V (plural makurutu class VI)
  1. recruit
    Sense id: en-kurutu-sw-noun-~eKxifZq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Military, People

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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