mwiko

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Noun

mwiko (m-mi class, plural miiko)

  1. spoon
  2. harmful thing, taboo

Usage notes

This is used to mean the large wooden spoon that Africans traditionally use. Kijiko is used for the Western-style metal spoon.

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