Swahili
sheli
SHE-li
How to say it
SwahilisheliSHE-lisoon
Englishbreadfruit treesoon
Frencharbre à painsoon
Meaning
a species of breadfruit tree.
Good to know
(species of breadfruit tree)
Examples
- Kuna mti wa sheli nyuma ya nyumba yetu.There is a breadfruit tree behind our house.
- Matunda ya sheli huliwa yakiwa yamepikwa.The fruit of the sheli tree is eaten cooked.
- Je, mti wa sheli hukua vizuri pwani?Does the sheli tree grow well on the coast?
- Hawakuvuna sheli mwaka huu kwa sababu ya ukame.They did not harvest breadfruit this year because of the drought.
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