kissa

How to say it

Meaning

the kernel found inside a fruit's hard pit or stone, a variant spelling of kisa.

Good to know

a noun (class 7); an older or alternate spelling of 'kisa' in its botanical sense (kernel, seed).

Examples

• Alimenya kissa la embe.He peeled the kernel of the mango.
• Je, kissa hili linaweza kupandwa?Can this kernel be planted?
• Hakuna kissa ndani ya parachichi hili.There is no kernel inside this avocado.
• Watoto watakusanya vissa vya matunda.The children will gather the fruit kernels.