mofa

How to say it

Meaning

a small clay oven, or by extension mkate wa mofa, a round loaf of millet bread baked in one.

Good to know

small (clay) oven; (also mkate wa mofa) round loaf of bread (of millet flour) baked in a mofa. mofti [Engl. J adj. /adv. see mufti

Examples

• Bibi alioka mkate wa mofa asubuhi.Grandmother baked mofa bread in the morning.
• Mofa ilijengwa kwa udongo mtaani.The clay oven was built out of clay in the neighborhood.
• Harufu ya mkate wa mofa ilijaa hewani.The smell of mofa bread filled the air.