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jiko

jiko noun: a portable stove of the type common in Africa.

Noun

jiko (plural jikos)

  1. (Africa, East) A portable stove of the type common in Africa.

Forms of jiko

pluraljikos

Origin of jiko

Borrowed from Swahili jiko.

Questions about jiko

What does jiko mean?
Jiko means a portable stove of the type common in Africa.
What part of speech is jiko?
Jiko is a noun.
What is the plural of jiko?
The plural of jiko is jikos.

Words near jiko in the dictionary

  1. Jiji
  2. Jijia
  3. Jijiga
  4. jiju
  5. jijus
  6. jiko
  7. Jikook
  8. jikos
  9. jikungu
  10. Jil Jil
  11. jilaabah

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