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engomeli
e-ngo-ME-li
iron
French: le fer à repasser
Engomeli esembolaka bilamba.
The iron smooths clothes.
Le fer lisse les vêtements.
Iron — the hot weight that presses a crease away. Engomeli is a clothes-iron, from kongoma, to press. A sharp crease matters here; the engomeli — often filled with hot charcoal — smooths a shirt for church or work.
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