Swahili
vileji
vee-LEH-jee
How to say it
Swahilivilejivee-LEH-jeesoon
Englishflour cakessoon
Frenchgâteaux de farinesoon
Meaning
Cakes made from wheat or rice flour.
Good to know
plural of kileji (ki-/vi- class); regional culinary term.
Examples
- Bibi alioka vileji kwa ajili ya sherehe.Grandmother baked flour cakes for the celebration.
- Vileji hivyo vilikuwa vitamu na laini.Those flour cakes were sweet and soft.
- Je, vileji hivi vinatengenezwa kwa unga wa mchele?Are these flour cakes made with rice flour?
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