pura

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[Swahili Word] -pura

[English Word] beat

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] pura nguo

[English Example] wash clothes.

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[Swahili Word] -pura

[English Word] use cosmetics

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pura

[English Word] knock down (fruit from a tree with a stick or stone)

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Alipura matunda

[English Example] (s)he knocked down fruits (from a tree)

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[Swahili Word] -pura

[English Word] pound

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] pura nguo

[English Example] pound clothes.

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[Swahili Word] -pura

[English Word] shell (peas or beans)

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Mama alizipura maharagwe kabla ya kuzipika

[English Example] The mother removed the shell from the beans before cooking them

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[Swahili Word] -pura

[English Word] strike

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pura

[English Word] strip off (grains of corn, etc)

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] pura mahindi

[English Example] strip off maize grains

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[Swahili Word] -pura

[English Word] thresh (grain)

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -pura

[English Word] strip off with the thumb

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] dawa ya meno katika mkakasi wa kupura [Abd]

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