Swahili
hoho
HOH-hoh
How to say it
SwahilihohoHOH-hohsoon
Englishbell peppersoon
Frenchpoivronsoon
Meaning
a bell pepper or sweet pepper, used especially in the phrase pilipili hoho.
Good to know
Almost always paired with pilipili: pilipili hoho, 'bell pepper'.
Examples
- Mama aliongeza pilipili hoho kwenye mchuzi.Mother added bell pepper to the stew.
- Soko lina pilipili hoho za rangi mbalimbali.The market has bell peppers of various colors.
- Nilinunua hoho mbili za kijani.I bought two green bell peppers.
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