Swahili
mikekewa
mee-keh-KEH-wah
How to say it
Swahilimikekewamee-keh-KEH-wahsoon
Englishweedssoon
Frenchmauvaises herbessoon
Meaning
Invasive plants that compete with crops, a type of weed; a rare agricultural term.
Good to know
plural of mkekewa (m-/mi- class); rare, technical agricultural term.
Examples
- Mikekewa imeenea shambani mwote.Weeds have spread all over the farm.
- Je, mikekewa hii inadhuru mazao?Do these weeds harm the crops?
- Mikekewa haikung'olewa kabla ya mvua.The weeds were not uprooted before the rains.
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