Swahili
kitunguu
kee-toon-GOO-oo
How to say it
Swahilikitunguukee-toon-GOO-oosoon
Englishonionsoon
Frenchoignonsoon
Meaning
an onion, a bulb vegetable with a sharp taste and smell used widely in cooking.
Good to know
'Kitunguu saumu' means garlic.
Examples
- Mama alikatakata kitunguu kwa ajili ya mchuzi.Mom chopped an onion for the stew.
- Kitunguu saumu kina harufu kali.Garlic has a strong smell.
- Je, umenunua vitunguu sokoni?Did you buy onions at the market?
- Machozi yalinitoka nilipokuwa nikikata kitunguu.Tears came to my eyes as I was cutting the onion.
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