Swahili
kisamli
ki-SAM-li
How to say it
Swahilikisamliki-SAM-lisoon
Englishcassava leaf stewsoon
Frenchfeuilles de maniocsoon
Meaning
a vegetable dish prepared with pounded cassava leaves and beans, a variant of kitamli/kisamvu.
Good to know
a noun (class 7) naming a traditional coastal dish, commonly known today as 'kisamvu'.
Examples
- Mama alipika kisamli kwa chakula cha jioni.Mother cooked cassava-leaf stew for dinner.
- Je, unapenda kisamli na maharage?Do you like cassava-leaf stew with beans?
- Hakuna kisamli sokoni leo.There is no cassava-leaf stew at the market today.
- Wageni watapewa kisamli na wali.The guests will be served cassava-leaf stew with rice.
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