indimi

Swahili

kitumbua

kee-toom-BOO-ah

How to say it

Swahilikitumbuakee-toom-BOO-ahsoon
Englishrice frittersoon
Frenchbeignet de rizsoon

Meaning

a fried snack made from a batter of rice flour and coconut milk, similar to a small pancake.

Good to know

Popular East African coastal snack.

Examples

  • Mama alikaanga vitumbua kwa kifungua kinywa.Mom fried rice fritters for breakfast.
  • Vitumbua vinaliwa vizuri na chai.Rice fritters go well with tea.
  • Je, umewahi kula kitumbua cha moto?Have you ever eaten a hot rice fritter?
  • Duka la mama Fatuma linauza vitumbua vitamu.Mama Fatuma's shop sells delicious rice fritters.

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