mbuyu

How to say it

Meaning

the baobab tree, a massive tree with a thick trunk that stores water.

Good to know

an iconic tree of the East African landscape; its fruit ("ubuyu") is eaten.

Examples

• Mbuyu ule una umri wa miaka mia kadhaa.That baobab tree is several hundred years old.
• Watoto walicheza chini ya mbuyu.The children played under the baobab tree.
• Tunda la mbuyu huitwa ubuyu.The fruit of the baobab tree is called ubuyu.
• Kijiji chetu kina mbuyu mkubwa katikati.Our village has a big baobab tree in the middle.