kitropiki

How to say it

Meaning

Describes the hot regions near the equator and what belongs to them, such as the climate, diseases, plants and storms of the tropics.

Good to know

Used after a noun: hali ya hewa ya kitropiki, a tropical climate; magonjwa ya kitropiki, tropical diseases; kimbunga cha kitropiki, a tropical cyclone. From tropiki, the tropics.

Examples

• Tanzania ina hali ya hewa ya kitropiki.Tanzania has a tropical climate.
• Malaria ni mojawapo ya magonjwa ya kitropiki.Malaria is one of the tropical diseases.
• Matunda ya kitropiki kama embe hupatikana kwa wingi.Tropical fruits such as mangoes are plentiful.