mwatũ

Etymology
Hinde (1904) records mwatu “barrel” and mwātu “honey box” in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also 🇨🇬 as their equivalent.

Pronunciation




Noun

 * 1) beehive made of tree trunk split in two and hollowed out
 * mwatũ - hive of bee(s)
 * 1) cylindrical wooden barrel whose both ends have lids, used for storage in the home