Swahili
mnukauvundo
m-noo-kah-oo-VOON-doh
How to say it
Swahilimnukauvundom-noo-kah-oo-VOON-dohsoon
Englishcoffee sennasoon
Frenchséné puantsoon
Meaning
a shrub, coffee senna (Cassia occidentalis), whose name literally means smells of stench.
Good to know
mnukauvundo (a shrub mngurumizi (wa-) 1. one who roars /growls / r. r. - Cassia occidentalis). bellows; grumbler, faultfinder Cf
Examples
- Mnukauvundo hukua kando ya njia.Coffee senna grows along the roadside.
- Wakulima huchoma mnukauvundo kwa sababu ya harufu yake mbaya.Farmers burn coffee senna because of its bad smell.
- Mbegu za mnukauvundo hutumika katika dawa za asili.Coffee senna seeds are used in traditional medicine.
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