Swahili
mkunde
MKU-nde
How to say it
SwahilimkundeMKU-ndesoon
Englishbean plantsoon
Frenchharicotsoon
Meaning
a leguminous bean plant, cowpea, grown for its edible seeds and tender leaves eaten as a vegetable.
Good to know
the related word kunde is the everyday term for cowpea seeds and the leafy vegetable made from its leaves.
Examples
- Mkunde huu una majani mazuri ya kupikia mboga.This bean plant has good leaves for cooking as a vegetable.
- Je, mkunde hustawi kwenye ukame?Does this bean plant thrive in drought?
- Wakulima walipanda mkunde kando ya mahindi.Farmers planted the bean plant alongside the maize.
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