Swahili
mkangaja
mkan-GA-ja
How to say it
Swahilimkangajamkan-GA-jasoon
Englishorange treesoon
Frenchorangersoon
Meaning
a species of orange tree.
Good to know
a rare, local term for an orange-tree variety.
Examples
- Mkangaja ulikuwa na machungwa mengi ya kijani.The orange tree had lots of green oranges.
- Je, matunda ya mkangaja ni machungu au matamu?Are the fruits of the mkangaja tree bitter or sweet?
- Walipanda mkangaja kando ya nyumba yao.They planted the orange tree next to their house.
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