Swahili
mizeituni
mee-zay-TOO-nee
How to say it
Swahilimizeitunimee-zay-TOO-neesoon
Englisholive treessoon
Frencholivierssoon
Meaning
Cultivated trees that produce olives, olive trees.
Good to know
Plural of mzeituni (m-/mi- class); known from religious texts and Mediterranean agriculture.
Examples
- Wakulima wa Mashariki ya Kati hulima mizeituni.Farmers in the Middle East grow olive trees.
- Je, mizeituni hii inatoa mafuta mengi?Do these olive trees produce a lot of oil?
- Mizeituni hiyo ilipandwa karne nyingi zilizopita.Those olive trees were planted many centuries ago.
- Watavuna mizeituni mwezi wa Oktoba.They will harvest the olive trees in October.
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