ice

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[English Word] ice

[English Plural] ice

[Swahili Word] barafu

[Swahili Plural] barafu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Farsi

[Swahili Definition] maji yaliyo baridi na magumu kama mawe [Masomo 15]

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[English Word] ice age

[English Plural] ice ages

[Swahili Word] enzi ya barafu

[Swahili Plural] enzi za barafu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Dialect] recent

[Related Words] enzi

[English Definition] a period in the past when the climate was colder and large areas were covered by thick ice sheets

[Swahili Definition] kipindi kilichopita ambako hali ya hewa duniani ilikuwa baridi na sehemu kubwa ya nchi ilifunikwa na ganda nene la barafu

[English Example] during the ice age 10,000 years ago the Bering Strait was dry and could be crossed by foot.

[Swahili Example] wakati wa enzi ya barafu miaka 10,000 iliyopita mlango wa bahari wa Bering ulikuwa kavu ukapitika kwa miguu

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