Swahili
misiga
mee-SEE-gah
How to say it
Swahilimisigamee-SEE-gahsoon
Englishchewing-stick treessoon
Frencharbres à cure-dentssoon
Meaning
A tree species whose twigs are used as chewing sticks for cleaning teeth.
Good to know
plural of msiga (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Misiga inaota kwenye maeneo ya pwani.Chewing-stick trees grow in coastal areas.
- Je, misiga hii bado inatumika vijijini?Are these chewing-stick trees still used in the villages?
- Misiga haikupatikana sokoni wiki hii.Chewing-stick trees were not found in the market this week.
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