Swahili
mikangazi
mee-kahn-GAH-zee
How to say it
Swahilimikangazimee-kahn-GAH-zeesoon
Englishmahogany treessoon
Frenchacajoussoon
Meaning
African mahogany trees, valued for their durable, reddish timber.
Good to know
plural of mkangazi (m-/mi- class); a valuable timber tree.
Examples
- Mikangazi inauzwa kwa bei kubwa kama mbao.Mahogany trees sell for a high price as timber.
- Je, mikangazi bado inapatikana msituni?Are mahogany trees still found in the forest?
- Mikangazi haikatwi tena bila kibali.Mahogany trees are no longer cut without a permit.
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