Swahili
miyombo
mee-YOHM-boh
How to say it
Swahilimiyombomee-YOHM-bohsoon
Englishmiombo treessoon
Frencharbres à miombosoon
Meaning
A tree species (Brachystegia), characteristic of miombo woodland.
Good to know
Plural of muyombo (m-/mi- class); the tree species that gives miombo woodland its name. Rare word outside forestry contexts.
Examples
- Msitu wa miyombo unaenea kusini mwa Tanzania.The miombo woodland spreads across southern Tanzania.
- Je, miyombo hii hukauka wakati wa kiangazi?Do these miombo trees dry out during the dry season?
- Miyombo hiyo hutoa mkaa bora.Those miombo trees produce good charcoal.
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