Swahili
mgemo
m-GE-mo
How to say it
Swahilimgemom-GE-mosoon
Englishpalm tappingsoon
Frenchrécolte de sèvesoon
Meaning
the tapping of palm trees to collect sap for making palm wine.
Good to know
preparation of palm wine; tapping of palms (to obtain the sap for pre- paring wine)
Examples
- Mgemo ulianza mapema asubuhi.The palm tapping began early in the morning.
- Je, mgemo wa leo umetoa pombe nyingi?Did today's tapping yield a lot of wine?
- Hawakufanya mgemo wiki hii.They didn't do the tapping this week.
- Watafanya mgemo tena kesho.They will tap the palms again tomorrow.
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