Swahili
chenza
CHEN-za
How to say it
SwahilichenzaCHEN-zasoon
Englishmandarinsoon
Frenchmandarinesoon
Meaning
a mandarin orange or tangerine.
Good to know
chenza (kind of Mandarin orange)
Examples
- Alinunua chenza tano sokoni.He bought five tangerines at the market.
- Chenza hizi ni tamu na zenye maji mengi.These tangerines are sweet and juicy.
- Watoto walipenda kumenya chenza wenyewe.The children liked peeling the tangerines themselves.
- Mti wa chenza ulizaa matunda mengi mwaka huu.The tangerine tree bore a lot of fruit this year.
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