Swahili
mibono
mee-BOH-noh
How to say it
Swahilimibonomee-BOH-nohsoon
Englishcastor-oil plantssoon
Frenchricinssoon
Meaning
Castor-oil plants, or the oil pressed from their seeds.
Good to know
plural of mbono (m- class).
Examples
- Mibono hukua kwa wingi kando ya njia.Castor-oil plants grow abundantly along the paths.
- Je, mibono hii inatumika kutengeneza mafuta?Are these castor-oil plants used to make oil?
- Mibono ile haikupandwa na mkulima huyu.Those castor-oil plants were not planted by this farmer.
- Tutavuna mbegu za mibono mwezi ujao.We will harvest the castor-oil plants' seeds next month.
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