karoti
kah-ROH-tee
How to say it
Swahilikarotikah-ROH-teesoon
Englishcarrot
Frenchcarotte
Meaning
An orange root vegetable, long and pointed, eaten raw or cooked.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural: karoti mbili, two carrots. Sold with other mboga, vegetables, at the market.
Examples
- Mama amekata karoti kwa ajili ya mchuzi.Mom has cut carrots for the stew.
- Karoti zina vitamini nyingi kwa macho.Carrots have lots of vitamins for the eyes.
- Wakulima wa Lushoto wanalima karoti na kabichi.Farmers in Lushoto grow carrots and cabbage.
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