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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