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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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