Swahili
mratabu
m-rah-TAH-boo
How to say it
Swahilimratabum-rah-TAH-boosoon
Englishsapodilla treesoon
Frenchsapotilliersoon
Meaning
the sapodilla tree, a species of plum tree (Achras zapota).
Good to know
mratabu (species of plum tree, Achras zapota)
Examples
- Mratabu una matunda matamu.The sapodilla tree has sweet fruit.
- Tulipanda mratabu nyuma ya nyumba.We planted a sapodilla tree behind the house.
- Je, matunda ya mratabu yameiva?Have the sapodilla fruits ripened?
- Mratabu hukua vizuri pwani.The sapodilla tree grows well on the coast.
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