mawese
mah-WEH-seh
How to say it
Swahilimawesemah-WEH-seh
Englishpalm oil
Frenchhuile de palme
Meaning
The red oil pressed from the fruit of the oil palm, used for cooking and for making soap. It is sold as mafuta ya mawese.
Good to know
Ma class noun used in the plural only: mafuta ya mawese, palm oil. The oil palm tree is mchikichi and its fruit is chikichi.
Examples
- Wanatumia mafuta ya mawese kupika maharage.They use palm oil to cook beans.
- Kigoma inajulikana kwa kuzalisha mawese.Kigoma is known for producing palm oil.
- Mawese yana rangi nyekundu.Palm oil is red in color.
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