Swahili
mitungule
mee-toon-GOO-leh
How to say it
Swahilimitungulemee-toon-GOO-lehsoon
Englishtomato plantssoon
Frenchplants de tomatesoon
Meaning
Plants cultivated for their round, red, edible fruit, tomato plants.
Good to know
Plural of mtungule (m-/mi- class); a regional term (notably Zanzibar/Unguja), where mnyanya is used in most of mainland Tanzania. Rare word outside that region.
Examples
- Bibi alipanda mitungule nyuma ya nyumba yake Unguja.Grandmother planted tomato plants behind her house in Unguja.
- Je, mitungule hii inahitaji jua kali?Do these tomato plants need strong sunlight?
- Mitungule michache ilikufa kwa ugonjwa wa majani.A few tomato plants died from leaf disease.
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