Swahili
lehanda
leh-HAHN-dah
How to say it
Swahililehandaleh-HAHN-dahsoon
Englishpalm frondsoon
Frenchfeuille de cocotiersoon
Meaning
a leaf of the coconut palm, a variant form of chanda.
Good to know
a variant of chanda; the frond is commonly plaited for roofing or weaving.
Examples
- Walitumia lehanda kuezeka paa la banda.They used coconut fronds to thatch the shed's roof.
- Je, lehanda hizi zimekaushwa?Have these coconut fronds been dried?
- Hatuna lehanda za kutosha kuezeka nyumba.We don't have enough coconut fronds to thatch the house.
- Watakata lehanda mpya kesho.They will cut new coconut fronds tomorrow.
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