Swahili
mharage
mha-RA-ge
How to say it
Swahilimharagemha-RA-gesoon
Englishbean plantsoon
Frenchharicotsoon
Meaning
a bean plant, a variety of common bean grown for its edible seeds and pods.
Good to know
a dialectal variant of the more standard mharagwe.
Examples
- Tulipanda mharage shambani wiki iliyopita.We planted bean plants in the field last week.
- Je, mharage huu utazaa lini?When will this bean plant bear fruit?
- Mharage hauhitaji maji mengi kustawi.The bean plant doesn't need much water to thrive.
- Wakulima wengi hulima mharage kwa ajili ya soko.Many farmers grow bean plants for the market.
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