Swahili
mnavu
m-NAH-voo
How to say it
Swahilimnavum-NAH-voosoon
Englishnightshadesoon
Frenchmorellesoon
Meaning
black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), a leafy plant eaten as a vegetable.
Good to know
hot. nightshade (Soianum nigrum/ glow. - wa macho, shining/piercing eyes. nodiflorum)
Examples
- Mama alipika mnavu kwa chakula cha jioni.Mother cooked black nightshade for dinner.
- Mnavu hukua kwa wingi wakati wa masika.Black nightshade grows abundantly in the rainy season.
- Mboga ya mnavu ina virutubisho vingi.Nightshade greens are very nutritious.
- Je, unapenda kula mnavu na ugali?Do you like eating nightshade with ugali?
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