Swahili
mpingi
m-PEEN-gee
How to say it
Swahilimpingim-PEEN-geesoon
Englishthorny treesoon
Frencharbre épineuxsoon
Meaning
a small thorny tree, Ximenia americana, whose fruit is edible.
Good to know
mpingi (kind of thorn tree, Ximenia americana)
Examples
- Mpingi hukua sehemu za jangwa.The mpingi tree grows in desert areas.
- Watoto walikula matunda ya mpingi.The children ate the fruit of the mpingi tree.
- Je, umewahi kuona mti wa mpingi?Have you ever seen a mpingi tree?
- Mpingi una miiba mikali.The mpingi tree has sharp thorns.
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