Swahili
mkunungu
mku-NU-ngu
How to say it
Swahilimkunungumku-NU-ngusoon
Englishleaf vegetable treesoon
Frencharbre à feuilles comestiblessoon
Meaning
a tree species whose leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Good to know
a rare, local vegetable-tree term.
Examples
- Mama alichuma majani ya mkunungu kwa mboga.Mother picked mkunungu leaves for a vegetable dish.
- Je, majani ya mkunungu yanapikwa vipi?How are mkunungu leaves cooked?
- Mkunungu hukua karibu na vijito vya maji.The mkunungu tree grows near streams.
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