kanji

How to say it

Meaning

starch, especially in flour or powder form, used for stiffening cloth or thickening food.

Good to know

same as wanga; used to starch clothes or thicken sauces.

Examples

• Mama alitia kanji kwenye nguo kabla ya kupiga pasi.Mother added starch to the clothes before ironing.
• Kanji hii hutengenezwa kwa mihogo.This starch is made from cassava.
• Je, unatumia kanji ngapi kwa mchuzi huu?How much starch do you use for this sauce?
• Nguo iliyotiwa kanji ilikuwa ngumu na safi.The starched clothes were stiff and crisp.