Swahili
vitunguu
vee-toon-GOO-oo
How to say it
Swahilivitunguuvee-toon-GOO-oosoon
Englishonionssoon
Frenchoignonssoon
Meaning
Onions, bulb vegetables with a sharp taste and smell used widely in cooking.
Good to know
plural of kitunguu (ki-/vi- class); common culinary word.
Examples
- Mama alinunua vitunguu vitano sokoni.Mother bought five onions at the market.
- Vitunguu hivi vinauzwa bei gani?How much are these onions sold for?
- Chakula hiki hakina vitunguu.This food has no onions.
- Kesho tutapika mchuzi na vitunguu vingi.Tomorrow we will cook a stew with lots of onions.
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