Swahili
milonge
mee-LOH-ngeh
How to say it
Swahilimilongemee-LOH-ngehsoon
Englishmoringa treessoon
Frenchmoringassoon
Meaning
Moringa trees, whose leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Good to know
plural of mlonge (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Wakulima wamepanda milonge kando ya shamba.The farmers have planted moringa trees along the field.
- Je, majani ya milonge hii yanafaa kuliwa mabichi?Are the leaves of these moringa trees suitable to eat raw?
- Milonge hukua haraka hata kwenye udongo mgumu.Moringa trees grow quickly even in hard soil.
- Familia itapanda milonge zaidi mwaka huu kwa lishe.The family will plant more moringa trees this year for nutrition.
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