Swahili
mkorosho
mko-RO-sho
How to say it
Swahilimkoroshomko-RO-shosoon
Englishcashew treesoon
Frenchanacardiersoon
Meaning
the cashew tree, which bears the cashew apple and cashew nut.
Good to know
a major cash crop in coastal Tanzania.
Examples
- Wakulima wa Kusini hulima mkorosho kwa wingi.Farmers in the South grow cashew trees extensively.
- Je, mkorosho huu utazaa korosho mwaka huu?Will this cashew tree bear cashew nuts this year?
- Bei ya korosho kutoka mkorosho imepanda.The price of cashew nuts from the cashew tree has risen.
- Tulipumzika chini ya kivuli cha mkorosho.We rested in the shade of the cashew tree.
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