mfereji

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mfereji

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Borrowed from Malagasy farihy. Compare Malay perigi.

noun mifereji

class iii canal, channel, ditch (for water) Meli kutoka Ulaya zinapitia tena mfereji wa Suez, na hivi kufupisha urefu wa safari, na papo hapo kupunguza kidogo gharama ya kusafirisha bidhaa.
class iii pipe for water, or the tap which dispenses it Lakini haifai kuwafariji wananchi na kuwaambia kwamba kila mtu atapata maji ya mfereji katika nyumba yake.

In English

canal artificial waterway
faucet an exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the fl

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@misc{mfereji_2026,
  title = {mfereji},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mfereji},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}