Swahili
mtende
m-TEN-de
How to say it
Swahilimtendem-TEN-desoon
Englishdate palmsoon
Frenchdattiersoon
Meaning
a tall palm tree that produces sweet, edible fruit, a date palm.
Good to know
date palm
Examples
- Mtende ulikuwa umejaa tende zilizoiva.The date palm was laden with ripe dates.
- Walipanda mtende kando ya nyumba.They planted a date palm beside the house.
- Je, mtende huu unazaa kila mwaka?Does this date palm bear fruit every year?
- Hakuna mtende katika bustani yetu.There's no date palm in our garden.
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