Swahili
mikweme
mee-KWEH-meh
How to say it
Swahilimikwememee-KWEH-mehsoon
Englishoyster nut vinessoon
Frenchlianes à noixsoon
Meaning
A climbing liana species, Telfairia pedata, whose seeds yield the oyster nut.
Good to know
plural of mkweme (m-/mi- class); rare botanical term.
Examples
- Mikweme inaota kwenye misitu ya milimani.Oyster nut vines grow in the mountain forests.
- Je, mbegu za mikweme hutumika kupikia?Are the seeds of oyster nut vines used in cooking?
- Mikweme haikupatikana sokoni msimu huu.Oyster nut vines were not available at the market this season.
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