Swahili
mikadi
mi-KA-di
How to say it
Swahilimikadimi-KA-disoon
Englishscrew pine treessoon
Frenchpandanussoon
Meaning
Screw pine trees (Pandanus), whose long spiky leaves are used for weaving.
Good to know
plural of mkadi (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mikadi hukua kando ya pwani.Screw pine trees grow along the coast.
- Je, majani ya mikadi hii hutumika kusuka nini?What do the leaves of these screw pine trees weave into?
- Hii si mikadi, ni michikichi.These are not screw pine trees, they are oil palms.
- Wanawake husuka mikeka kutokana na majani ya mikadi.Women weave mats from screw pine leaves.
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