dalasini
dah-lah-SEE-nee
How to say it
Swahilidalasinidah-lah-SEE-nee
Englishcinnamon
Frenchcannelle
Meaning
A sweet smelling spice made from the dried inner bark of a tropical tree, used in tea, pilau and baked food.
Good to know
N class, same form in the plural. The tree is mdalasini, plural midalasini. It is a key spice in chai ya viungo and pilau.
Examples
- Weka dalasini kidogo kwenye chai.Put a little cinnamon in the tea.
- Pilau hupikwa kwa dalasini, iliki na karafuu.Pilau is cooked with cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
- Zanzibar inajulikana kwa viungo kama dalasini.Zanzibar is known for spices such as cinnamon.
Forms
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