choroko
choh-ROH-koh
How to say it
Swahilichorokochoh-ROH-koh
Englishgreen gram, mung bean
Frenchharicot mungo
Meaning
A small green bean grown as a food and cash crop in dry parts of Tanzania, cooked whole like other beans or sprouted.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural. It is listed with other pulses: maharage (beans), kunde (cowpeas), mbaazi (pigeon peas) and dengu (chickpeas).
Examples
- Mama amepika choroko kwa wali leo.Mom has cooked mung beans with rice today.
- Wakulima wa Shinyanga huuza choroko nje ya nchi.Farmers in Shinyanga sell green grams abroad.
- Choroko hustawi vizuri katika maeneo makavu.Green grams grow well in dry areas.
Forms
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