boga

How to say it

Meaning

a pumpkin or gourd, a large round vegetable that grows on a vine.

Good to know

the vine's leaves, majani ya boga, are also cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Examples

• Mama amepika mchuzi wa boga.Mom cooked pumpkin stew.
• Boga hili ni kubwa sana.This pumpkin is very big.
• Tulipanda mbegu za boga shambani.We planted pumpkin seeds in the field.
• Je, unapenda majani ya boga?Do you like pumpkin leaves?

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