indimi

Swahili

mchicha

mchi-CHA

How to say it

Swahilimchichamchi-CHAsoon
Englishamaranthsoon
Frenchépinardsoon

Meaning

amaranth greens, a leafy vegetable similar to spinach.

Good to know

a staple leafy vegetable in East African cooking.

Examples

  • Mama alipika mchicha kwa chakula cha mchana.Mother cooked spinach for lunch.
  • Mchicha una virutubisho vingi.Spinach has many nutrients.
  • Tulinunua mchicha sokoni asubuhi.We bought spinach at the market in the morning.
  • Je, unapenda mchicha na ugali?Do you like spinach with ugali?

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