mbogamboga
mboh-gah-MBOH-gah
How to say it
Swahilimbogambogamboh-gah-MBOH-gah
Englishvegetables, greens (of all kinds)
Meaning
Vegetables and leafy greens of many kinds taken together, as grown in gardens and sold at markets.
Good to know
The doubled form of mboga stresses variety: kilimo cha mbogamboga, vegetable growing. It takes n class agreement and has no separate plural.
Examples
- Mama analima mbogamboga nyuma ya nyumba.Mother grows vegetables behind the house.
- Kula mbogamboga kila siku kunaimarisha afya.Eating vegetables every day improves health.
- Soko hili lina mbogamboga za bei nafuu.This market has vegetables at low prices.
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