mipingi

How to say it

Meaning

Small thorny trees, Ximenia americana, whose fruit is edible.

Good to know

plural of mpingi (m-/mi- class); rare, botanical.

Examples

• Mipingi hukua kando ya njia za shambani.Thorny trees grow along the farm paths.
• Je, matunda ya mipingi hii huliwa yakiwa mabichi?Are the fruits of these thorny trees eaten raw?
• Watoto huepuka kupanda mipingi kwa sababu ya miiba.Children avoid climbing thorny trees because of the thorns.

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