farasila

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[Swahili Word] farasila

[Swahili Plural] farasila

[English Word] unit of weight (about 16kg or 35lbs).

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Terminology] historical

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[Swahili Word] farasila

[Swahili Plural] farasila

[English Word] measure of weight (35 lbs or 16 kg)

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Swahili Example] frasila moja ina mani 12 au ratili 36.

[Terminology] historical

[Note] one of the Kiswahili-Arab historic measures

(See Veltens dictionary 1910)

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