mipira

How to say it

Meaning

Tropical trees that produce latex used to make rubber.

Good to know

plural of mpira (m-/mi- class); note mpira/mipira can also mean "ball(s)" or "rubber" itself in everyday speech, distinguished by context.

Examples

• Shamba hilo lina mipira mingi iliyopandwa miaka ya themanini.That plantation has many rubber trees planted in the eighties.
• Je, mipira hii bado inatoa mpira mzuri?Do these rubber trees still yield good rubber?
• Mipira michache ilikatwa kwa ajili ya barabara mpya.A few rubber trees were cut down for the new road.
• Wakulima watapanda mipira zaidi kando ya mto.Farmers will plant more rubber trees along the river.