Swahili
mchoroko
m-cho-RO-ko
How to say it
Swahilimchorokom-cho-RO-kosoon
Englishmung beansoon
Frenchharicot mungosoon
Meaning
the mung bean plant, or its edible seed.
Good to know
choroko are widely eaten as a legume dish in East Africa.
Examples
- Tulipika mchoroko kwa chakula cha jioni.We cooked mung beans for dinner.
- Je, unapenda mchoroko na wali?Do you like mung beans with rice?
- Shamba hili halikuota mchoroko mwaka huu.This field didn't grow mung beans this year.
- Mama atapanda mchoroko msimu ujao.Mother will plant mung beans next season.
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