Swahili
mkwachuro
m-kwa-CHOO-roh
How to say it
Swahilimkwachurom-kwa-CHOO-rohsoon
Englishcoconut diseasesoon
Frenchmaladie des cocotierssoon
Meaning
a disease that affects coconut palms.
Good to know
mkwachuro (disease of coco- nuts)
Examples
- Mnazi huu umeshambuliwa na mkwachuro.This coconut palm has been struck by mkwachuro disease.
- Wakulima wanahofia kuenea kwa mkwachuro shambani.Farmers fear the spread of mkwachuro in the field.
- Mkwachuro unaweza kuua mnazi mzima ndani ya miaka michache.Mkwachuro can kill a whole coconut palm within a few years.
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