Swahili
mchoo
m-CHO-o
How to say it
Swahilimchoom-CHO-osoon
Englishseasonsoon
Frenchsaisonsoon
Meaning
a season of the traditional Swahili coastal calendar, falling between July and late September.
Good to know
refers to a fixed period in the old Swahili agricultural and nautical calendar, not the general word for rain (mvua).
Examples
- Mchoo ulianza mapema mwaka huu.The mchoo season started early this year.
- Wakulima hupanda mazao fulani wakati wa mchoo.Farmers plant certain crops during the mchoo season.
- Je, mchoo utaisha lini mwaka huu?When will the mchoo season end this year?
- Hatukusafiri baharini wakati wa mchoo.We didn't travel by sea during the mchoo season.
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