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tela

[te-la]

noun

LanguageSwahili (Tanzania)

Meaning
  1. trailer (unpowered wheeled vehicle that is towed behind another)
  2. trailer (preview of a film)
  3. trailer
  4. A vehicle pulled by another, or a short video showing clips from a movie.
Examples

Tuliangalia tela la filamu mpya.

We watched the trailer for the new movie.

Gari hilo linavuta tela kubwa la mizigo.

That vehicle is pulling a large cargo trailer.

Pronunciationte-la

Part of speechnoun

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Usage noteThis is a loanword commonly used in modern contexts, particularly when discussing cinema or logistics.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.