Swahili
mikingu
mee-KEEN-goo
How to say it
Swahilimikingumee-KEEN-goosoon
Englishflowering treessoon
Frencharbres à fleurssoon
Meaning
A species of tree with a spreading canopy, fragrant flowers, and rattling seed pods.
Good to know
plural of mkingu (m-/mi- class); rare botanical term.
Examples
- Mikingu inatoa harufu nzuri wakati wa maua.Flowering trees give off a pleasant scent during flowering season.
- Je, mikingu hii inavutia nyuki wengi?Do these flowering trees attract many bees?
- Mikingu haikupandwa mjini kutokana na ukubwa wake.The flowering trees were not planted in town because of their size.
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