Swahili
vitata
vee-TAH-tah
How to say it
Swahilivitatavee-TAH-tahsoon
Englishhoneycombssoon
Frenchrayons de mielsoon
Meaning
Honeycombs, the wax structures bees build to store honey and eggs.
Good to know
plural of kitata (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Wavunaji waliokota vitata vitatu mwitini.The harvesters collected three honeycombs in the forest.
- Vitata hivi vina asali nyingi?Do these honeycombs have a lot of honey?
- Nyuki hawajajenga vitata hapa.The bees have not built honeycombs here.
- Msimu wa mvua ukifika, nyuki watajenga vitata vipya.When the rainy season comes, the bees will build new honeycombs.
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