mbilimbi
mbee-LEE-mbee
How to say it
Swahilimbilimbimbee-LEE-mbee
Englishbilimbi tree (sour fruit)
Frenchbilimbi, carambolier bilimbi
Meaning
A small tree whose short green fruits, growing straight from the trunk, are very sour and are used in pickles, chutneys and sauces.
Good to know
M/mi class for the tree, plural mibilimbi; the fruit is bilimbi, plural mabilimbi. Also spelled mbirimbi.
Examples
- Mbilimbi huu unazaa matunda mengi kila mwaka.This bilimbi tree bears a lot of fruit every year.
- Mama alitengeneza achali kwa matunda ya mbilimbi.Mother made pickles from bilimbi fruit.
- Tuna mbilimbi mmoja nyuma ya nyumba.We have one bilimbi tree behind the house.
Forms
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