Swahili
mchai
mcha-I
How to say it
Swahilimchaimcha-Isoon
Englishtea plantsoon
Frenchthéiersoon
Meaning
the tea plant, whose leaves are used to make tea.
Good to know
botanical term for the tea shrub.
Examples
- Mchai hukua vizuri kwenye milima yenye baridi.The tea plant grows well in cool highlands.
- Wakulima wa mchai huvuna majani kila wiki.Tea farmers harvest the leaves every week.
- Shamba la mchai lilienea kwa kilomita nyingi.The tea plantation stretched for many kilometers.
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