Swahili
mkangazi
mkan-GA-zi
How to say it
Swahilimkangazimkan-GA-zisoon
Englishmahogany treesoon
Frenchacajousoon
Meaning
an African mahogany tree, valued for its durable, reddish timber.
Good to know
an important timber tree.
Examples
- Fundi seremala alitumia mbao za mkangazi kutengeneza meza.The carpenter used mahogany timber to make a table.
- Je, mkangazi hukua kwa muda gani kabla ya kukatwa?How long does the mahogany tree grow before being felled?
- Msitu huu una mikangazi mikubwa ya zamani.This forest has large, old mahogany trees.
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