kimanda

How to say it

Meaning

a dish of beaten, fried eggs, an omelet or scrambled eggs; in some areas the same word also names an old ordeal used to test an accused person's guilt.

Good to know

an uncommon regional word; most Swahili speakers say kiini cha yai or omleti for the egg dish.

Examples

• Mama alipika kitnanda asubuhi.Mother cooked an omelet in the morning.
• Unapenda kitnanda na mkate?Do you like omelet with bread?
• Sitapenda kitnanda leo, nataka wali.I won't want omelet today, I want rice.
• Tutakula kitnanda kesho asubuhi.We will eat omelet tomorrow morning.