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mafuta

/ ma'futa /
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Noun
Plural: Word Group:
1

cooking oil, cooking fat.

Example:

inasemekana yakuwa mafuta ya nazi ni nzuri kuliko mafuta ya alizeti.

It is said that coconut oil is better than sunflower oil.

2

petroleum. crude oil.

Example:

Dizeli na petroli hutengenezwa kutoka kwa mafuta.

Diesel and petrol are made from crude oil.

3

Animal fat

Example:

Nundu ya ngamia huwa na mafuta mengi

A camel's hump is normally full of fat.

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