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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