nazi

How to say it

Meaning

the mature, hard-shelled fruit of the coconut palm, a ripe coconut.

Good to know

(ripe) coconut, prov. nazi mbovu harabu ndaro boasting, bragging, sema maneno ya ya nzima. A bad coconut destroys the good one

Examples

• Alipika mchuzi kwa nazi.She cooked the stew with coconut.
• Je, nazi hizi zimeiva vizuri?Are these coconuts properly ripe?
• Hawakupata nazi nzuri sokoni.They did not find good coconuts at the market.
• Nazi mbovu haribu nzima.A bad coconut spoils the good one.