Swahili
pojo
POH-joh
How to say it
SwahilipojoPOH-johsoon
Englishblack gram beansoon
Frenchvescesoon
Meaning
a variety of bean, the black gram (Phaseolus mungo).
Good to know
pojo (kind of bean, Phaseolus mungo). (= choroko.) pokezanya
Examples
- Mama alipika pojo kwa chakula cha jioni.Mother cooked black gram beans for dinner.
- Je, pojo hupandwa msimu gani?In which season is black gram planted?
- Hatukupata pojo sokoni leo.We did not find black gram beans at the market today.
- Wakulima walivuna pojo nyingi mwaka huu.The farmers harvested a lot of black gram beans this year.
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