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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