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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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