Spade definition in English

Spade is a tool with a sharp-edged, typically rectangular, metal blade and a long handle, used for digging or cutting earth, sand, turf, etc.

Shovel definition in English

A shovel is a tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, or other material.

Spade and shovel in Swahili

Here are Swahili words used for both spade and shovel:

Koleo: This is the widely understood word for shovel in Swahili.

It’s pronounced koh-LAY-oh.

Sepetu is the most common Swahili word for both shovel and spade.

It is pronounced seh-PEH-too.

Synonyms/ Visawe

Other words used for spade or shovel in Swahili are:

Beleshi (pronounced beh-LEH-shee).

Chepe (pronounced CHEH-peh)

Maana ya koleo katika Kiswahili/ Meaning of koleo in Swahili

Koleo ni kifaa kinachotumiwa kuchotea vitu ka mfano nafaka, kokoto na kadhalika.

Maana ya sepetu katika Kiswahili/ Meaning of sepetu in Swahili

Sepetu ni chombo kinachofanana na kijiko lakini kikubwa ambacho hutumiwa kuchotea mchanga.

Example in a sentence/ Mfano katika sentensi

Tunahitaji koleo kusongesha mchanga huu. (We need a shovel to move this sand.)

Alibeba jembe na sepetu. (He carried a hoe and a spade.)