mabua

How to say it

Meaning

Stems or stalks of a plant such as millet, maize, or grass.

Good to know

Plural of bua (ji-/ma class, class 5/6).

Examples

• Wakulima walikausha mabua ya mahindi kwa ajili ya mifugo.The farmers dried maize stalks for the livestock.
• Je, mabua haya yanaweza kutumika kujenga uzio?Can these stalks be used to build a fence?
• Mabua hayo hayakuwaka vizuri motoni.Those stalks did not burn well in the fire.
• Watoto watakusanya mabua baada ya mavuno.The children will gather the stalks after the harvest.