mandazi

How to say it

Meaning

Fried sweet pastries, similar to doughnuts, popular as breakfast food or a snack.

Good to know

plural of andazi (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement; often used as a collective/mass noun.

Examples

• Mama alikaanga mandazi asubuhi.Mother fried pastries in the morning.
• Je, mandazi haya bado ni moto?Are these pastries still hot?
• Mandazi hayakuuzwa yote sokoni.Not all the pastries were sold at the market.
• Tutakula mandazi kwa chai jioni.We will eat pastries with tea in the evening.