Swahili
mkwiro
m-KWEE-roh
How to say it
Swahilimkwirom-KWEE-rohsoon
Englishdrumstick treesoon
Frenchmoringasoon
Meaning
the drumstick tree, whose long pods are eaten as a vegetable.
Good to know
drumstick
Examples
- Mama alichuma majani ya mkwiro.Mother picked mkwiro leaves.
- Mkwiro huota haraka kwenye ua.The drumstick tree grows quickly in the yard.
- Tulipika mchuzi wa maganda ya mkwiro.We cooked a stew with mkwiro pods.
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