mitango

How to say it

Meaning

Trailing garden plants that produce cucumbers.

Good to know

Plural of mtango (m-/mi- class); refers to the plants themselves, not the fruit (tango/matango).

Examples

• Mkulima alipanda mitango shambani.The farmer planted cucumber plants in the field.
• Je, mitango hii inahitaji maji mengi?Do these cucumber plants need a lot of water?
• Mitango michache imekufa kwa ukame.A few cucumber plants died from drought.
• Tutavuna mitango baada ya wiki mbili.We will harvest the cucumber plants after two weeks.