Swahili
midodoki
mee-doh-DOH-kee
How to say it
Swahilimidodokimee-doh-DOH-keesoon
Englishluffassoon
Frenchluffassoon
Meaning
Luffa or loofah plants, whose fibrous fruit is used as a sponge or eaten young.
Good to know
plural of mdodoki (m- class).
Examples
- Midodoki hupandwa kwenye vitalu vidogo.Luffas are grown in small garden plots.
- Je, midodoki hii inaliwa ikiwa michanga?Are these luffas eaten while young?
- Midodoki haikukauka vizuri kwa sababu ya unyevu.The luffas did not dry well because of the humidity.
- Tutatumia midodoki kutengeneza sifongo za kuogea.We will use luffas to make bath sponges.
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