"ngome" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ngome.flac Forms: ngome class IX [canonical], ngome class X [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} ngome class IX (plural ngome class X)
  1. a fortress (fortified place) Synonyms: boma, sera, buruji
    Sense id: en-ngome-sw-noun-x0AUGdVv Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Buildings Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Buildings: 68 32
  2. (chess) rook
    Sense id: en-ngome-sw-noun-LCt2CAut Categories (other): Chess, Chess Disambiguation of Chess: 15 85 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: shaha, shehe, mfalme, kete kuu, malkia, sataranja, padre, farasi, jemadari, kitunda
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      "word": "sataranja"
    },
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