"mifua" meaning in Swahili

See mifua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mifua.flac Forms: mifua class III [canonical]
Etymology: Perhaps an early Cushitic borrowing; compare Somali gub- (“burn”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|cus}} Cushitic, {{cog|so|gubid|gub-|burn}} Somali gub- (“burn”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi|plural}} mifua class III (plural only)
  1. bellows Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: mvukuto
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