swahili [noun]

Chafuchafu

Maana (Definition)

An indigenous herb with clinging burrs used in traditional coastal medicine for skin remedies.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

prickly chaff-flower herb

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

mmea wa chafuchafu

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Bantu origin (Achyranthes aspera)

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Majani ya chafuchafu yalitiwa kwenye maji ya kuoga."

Translation: Prickly chaff-flower leaves were added to bath water.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

mmea Dawa