Swahili
mpunga
m-POON-gah
How to say it
Swahilimpungam-POON-gahsoon
Englishrice plantsoon
Frenchplant de rizsoon
Meaning
the rice plant, or unhulled rice grain still growing in the field.
Good to know
distinguished from mchele (husked/polished rice ready to cook) and wali (cooked rice).
Examples
- Wakulima walipanda mpunga msimu huu.The farmers planted rice this season.
- Shamba la mpunga lilikuwa kubwa sana.The rice field was very large.
- Je, mpunga umeshavunwa?Has the rice been harvested yet?
- Mvua nyingi ziliharibu mpunga wote.Heavy rains destroyed all the rice.
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