mafuta

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mafuta

  • /mɑˈfu.tɑ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màkútà.

noun

  1. class vi, plural, plural only oil, grease, fat
  2. class vi, plural, plural only fuel, petrol

In English

  • oil liquid fat
  • fat specialized animal tissue

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"mafuta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/mafuta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mafuta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mafuta

Chicago

"mafuta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mafuta.

BibTeX
@misc{mafuta_2026,
  title = {mafuta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mafuta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-mafuta.flac.