Swahili
magugu
mah-GOO-goo
How to say it
Swahilimagugumah-GOO-goosoon
Englishweedssoon
Frenchmauvaises herbessoon
Meaning
Weeds, or wild, uncultivated bush and undergrowth.
Good to know
plural of gugu (li-/ma- class).
Examples
- Magugu yamefunika shamba lote.Weeds have covered the whole farm.
- Je, tumeng'oa magugu yote leo?Have we pulled out all the weeds today?
- Magugu hayakuruhusu mazao kukua vizuri.The weeds did not allow the crops to grow well.
- Wakulima watapalilia magugu wiki ijayo.Farmers will weed out the weeds next week.
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