Swahili
chungwa
CHUN-gwa
How to say it
SwahilichungwaCHUN-gwasoon
Englishorangesoon
Frenchorangesoon
Meaning
an orange, the round citrus fruit.
Good to know
plural machungwa; the tree itself is mchungwa.
Examples
- Nataka kula chungwa moja.I want to eat one orange.
- Chungwa hili ni tamu sana.This orange is very sweet.
- Hukununua machungwa sokoni?Didn't you buy oranges at the market?
- Mchungwa huu utazaa matunda mengi mwaka huu.This orange tree will bear a lot of fruit this year.
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