Swahili
mikamachuma
mee-kah-mah-CHOO-mah
How to say it
Swahilimikamachumamee-kah-mah-CHOO-mahsoon
Englishhardwood treessoon
Frencharbres à bois dursoon
Meaning
A species of hardwood trees, valued locally for their very hard wood.
Good to know
plural of mkamachuma (m-/mi- class); a specific, little-known tree name.
Examples
- Mikamachuma inaota kwenye vilima vya mawe.Hardwood trees grow on the rocky hills.
- Je, mikamachuma ni migumu kuliko mikangazi?Are hardwood trees harder than mahogany trees?
- Mikamachuma haikatiki kwa shoka la kawaida.Hardwood trees cannot be cut with an ordinary axe.
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