Swahili
maboga
mah-BOH-gah
How to say it
Swahilimabogamah-BOH-gahsoon
Englishpumpkinssoon
Frenchcitrouillessoon
Meaning
Pumpkins or gourds, large round vegetables that grow on a vine.
Good to know
Plural of boga (ji-/ma class, class 5/6).
Examples
- Wakulima walivuna maboga mengi msimu huu.The farmers harvested many pumpkins this season.
- Je, maboga haya yameiva vizuri?Are these pumpkins well ripened?
- Maboga hayo hayakuuzwa yote sokoni.Those pumpkins were not all sold at the market.
- Mama atapika maboga kwa chakula cha jioni.Mother will cook pumpkins for dinner.
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