madonge

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Meaning

Lumps or ball-shaped masses of something.

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plural of donge (li-/ma- class); colloquially also used for a windfall sum of money.

Examples

• Uji huu una madonge mengi ya unga.This porridge has many lumps of flour.
• Alipata madonge ya pesa baada ya mauzo.He got lumps of money after the sale.
• Je, madonge haya yataondoka nikichemsha tena?Will these lumps go away if I boil it again?
• Madonge hayakutengana vizuri kwenye mchanganyiko.The lumps did not separate well in the mixture.

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