Swahili
mikakaya
mi-ka-KA-ya
How to say it
Swahilimikakayami-ka-KA-yasoon
Englishflame treessoon
Frenchflamboyantssoon
Meaning
Royal poinciana or flame trees, known for their brilliant red-orange flowers.
Good to know
plural of mkakaya (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mikakaya inachanua kwa rangi nyekundu barabarani.Flame trees are blooming with red color along the road.
- Je, mikakaya hii ilipandwa lini?When were these flame trees planted?
- Hii si mikakaya, ni miti mingine ya maua.These are not flame trees, they are other flowering trees.
- Manispaa itapanda mikakaya zaidi mjini.The municipality will plant more flame trees in the city.
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