Swahili
vitoria
vee-toh-REE-ah
How to say it
Swahilivitoriavee-toh-REE-ahsoon
Englishrubber-vine fruitssoon
Frenchfruits de lianesoon
Meaning
The edible fruits of a wild East African rubber vine.
Good to know
plural of kitoria (ki-/vi- class); regional, botanical term.
Examples
- Watoto walikula vitoria pori msituni.The children ate wild rubber-vine fruits in the forest.
- Vitoria hivi vina utamu gani?What kind of sweetness do these rubber-vine fruits have?
- Msimu huu hatukuona vitoria vingi.This season we did not see many rubber-vine fruits.
- Mvua zikinyesha vizuri, mti utazaa vitoria vingi.If the rains fall well, the tree will bear many rubber-vine fruits.
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