mikonjo

How to say it

Meaning

Twining plants (Caesalpinia bonducella) whose hard seeds are traditionally used as playing pieces in games such as bao.

Good to know

plural of mkonjo (m-/mi- class); rare botanical term.

Examples

• Mikonjo inaota kando ya fukwe.Fever-nut plants grow along the beaches.
• Je, mbegu za mikonjo hutumika kuchezea bao?Are the seeds of fever-nut plants used to play bao?
• Mikonjo haikuvunwa msimu huu kwa sababu ya mafuriko.The fever-nut plants were not harvested this season because of flooding.