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Makara

n.

  1. charcoal; black carbon fuel produced by burning wood in limited oxygen; essential for cooking and metalworking in traditional homesteads

Example: "Nĩkĩĩ makara macio matarĩ mairũ wega?" — Why are those charcoal pieces not burning well?

Related words

  • ukarau — valour, prowess; act of valour
  • mũkaro — ditch, furrow, trench; lead for a water-mill
  • mũkarĩ — smell of frying
  • gĩkaria — fool; foolish-looking person who habitually munches food with mouth open, also r
  • gĩkaru — name given to a strong bull that likes fighting
  • ikara — piece of charcoal, cinder, hot ember; (cl. 6) charcoal
  • kara — be well built, well-set up; be independent by nature; be important, wealthy, inf
  • karia — to eat something crunchy that makes a sound, such as smoked maize on the cob; to