Swahili
makalala
mah-kah-LAH-lah
How to say it
Swahilimakalalamah-kah-LAH-lahsoon
Englishhoneycombssoon
Frenchrayons de mielsoon
Meaning
Honeycombs; by extension, anything with a grid or lattice pattern resembling one.
Good to know
plural of kalala (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular).
Examples
- Wavunaji walikata makalala matatu asubuhi.The harvesters cut three honeycombs in the morning.
- Je, makalala haya yana asali nyingi?Do these honeycombs have a lot of honey?
- Makalala hayakupatikana kwenye mzinga huo.No honeycombs were found in that hive.
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