vikonyo

How to say it

Meaning

Stalks or stems that attach fruit to their branches.

Good to know

plural of kikonyo (ki-/vi- class).

Examples

• Ondoa vikonyo kabla ya kuosha matunda.Remove the stalks before washing the fruit.
• Vikonyo vya maembe vilikuwa vigumu kukata.The mango stalks were hard to cut.
• Je, vikonyo hivi vinaweza kutumika kama mbolea?Can these stalks be used as fertilizer?
• Watoto walikusanya vikonyo vilivyoanguka chini ya mti.The children gathered the stalks that had fallen under the tree.