Swahili
mdodoki
m-do-DO-ki
How to say it
Swahilimdodokim-do-DO-kisoon
Englishluffasoon
Frenchluffasoon
Meaning
the luffa or loofah plant, whose fibrous fruit is used as a sponge or eaten young.
Good to know
bot. luffa (Luffa acutangula)
Examples
- Mama alipika mdodoki kwa mchuzi.Mother cooked luffa in a sauce.
- Je, unatumia mdodoki kama sifongo?Do you use luffa as a sponge?
- Hatukupanda mdodoki mwaka huu.We didn't grow luffa this year.
- Watavuna mdodoki wiki ijayo.They will harvest the luffa next week.
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