paru

How to say it

Meaning

a traditional sweet confection made of sugar and opium.

Good to know

paru (a confection made of sugar and opium). parua, parura scrape, scratch, coll. paru kazi. do slipshod work; rub on something, paruza kibiriti. strike a match; be rough/harsh; (fig.) be rude /abrupt

Examples

• Wazee wa zamani walitengeneza paru nyumbani.Elders in the old days used to make paru at home.
• Je, paru bado inauzwa siku hizi?Is paru still sold nowadays?
• Hatuoni paru sokoni tena.We no longer see paru in the market.
• Babu aliniambia hadithi za paru na jinsi ilivyotengenezwa.Grandfather told me stories of paru and how it was made.