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mgando

MGAH-ndoh

How to say it

SwahilimgandoMGAH-ndohsoon
Frenchcoagulation; (maziwa mgando) lait caillésoon

Meaning

The thickening of a liquid such as milk or blood into a soft solid. Maziwa mgando is soured, curdled milk, a popular drink.

Good to know

M/mi class noun, plural migando: mgando wa damu, a blood clot. After maziwa it describes the milk and does not change: maziwa mgando. mgandisho in the dictionary points here.

Examples

  • Tulikunywa maziwa mgando na ugali.We drank curdled milk with ugali.
  • Dawa hii huzuia mgando wa damu.This medicine prevents blood clotting.
  • Daktari aligundua mgando wa damu mguuni mwake.The doctor found a blood clot in her leg.

Forms

mgandisho

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