Swahili
mtokoso
m-to-KO-so
How to say it
Swahilimtokosom-to-KO-sosoon
Englishboilingsoon
Frenchébullitionsoon
Meaning
boiling or cooking by boiling; frying in fat or butter.
Good to know
boiling, cooking (by boil- ing); frying (in fat/butter)
Examples
- Mtokoso wa samaki ulinukia vizuri.The frying of the fish smelled good.
- Alipika viazi kwa mtokoso.She cooked the potatoes by boiling them.
- Je, mtokoso huu utachukua muda gani?How long will this boiling take?
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