Swahili
mkwara
m-KWAH-rah
How to say it
Swahilimkwaram-KWAH-rahsoon
Englishtimber treesoon
Frencharbre à boissoon
Meaning
a tree species valued for timber, Millettia bussei.
Good to know
mkwara (kind of tree, Millettia Bussei)
Examples
- Fundi seremala alinunua mbao za mkwara.The carpenter bought mkwara timber.
- Mkwara hukatwa kwa ajili ya samani.Mkwara is felled for furniture.
- Msitu ule una miti mingi ya mkwara.That forest has many mkwara trees.
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