Swahili
mbirimbi
mbee-reem-BEE
How to say it
Swahilimbirimbimbee-reem-BEEsoon
Englishbilimbi treesoon
Frenchbilimbisoon
Meaning
the bilimbi tree, which bears a sour, cucumber-shaped fruit, Averrhoa bilimbi.
Good to know
a fruit tree valued for its sour fruit, often used in cooking or pickling.
Examples
- Bibi alichuma mbirimbi kutoka bustanini.Grandmother picked bilimbi fruit from the garden.
- Je, mbirimbi hii ni chungu?Is this bilimbi sour?
- Hatuna mti wa mbirimbi shambani.We don't have a bilimbi tree on the farm.
- Watatengeneza achari kutoka mbirimbi.They will make pickles from bilimbi.
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