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Swahili

mnyegea

m-nye-GEH-ah

How to say it

Swahilimnyegeam-nye-GEH-ahsoon
Englishsausage treesoon
Frencharbre à saucissessoon

Meaning

a tree species, the sausage tree (Kigelia pinnata).

Good to know

mnyegea (kind of tree, Kigelia pinnata)

Examples

  • Mnyegea una matunda marefu yanayoning'inia.The sausage tree has long hanging fruit.
  • Watu hutumia gome la mnyegea kwa dawa.People use sausage-tree bark for medicine.
  • Tuliona mnyegea mkubwa kando ya mto.We saw a big sausage tree beside the river.

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