muaa

How to say it

Meaning

the dwarf palm tree, or a leaf taken from it and used for plaiting mats.

Good to know

used both for the palm itself and for its leaves, which are dried and woven into mats and baskets.

Examples

• Alikata jani la muaa kwa ajili ya mkeka.She cut a dwarf-palm leaf for the mat.
• Muaa hukua karibu na pwani.The dwarf palm grows near the coast.
• Je, mkeka huu umesukwa kwa muaa?Was this mat woven from dwarf palm?
• Hawatatumia muaa mwaka huu.They will not use dwarf palm this year.