indimi

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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