swahili [noun]

Chakai

Maana (Definition)

A wild shrub indigenous to coastal hills whose leaves are dried for medicinal herbal tea.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

wild coastal tea shrub

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

chai mwitu

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Bantu origin (Camellia sinensis wild var)

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Bibi alipika chai ya majani ya chakai."

Translation: Grandmother brewed tea from wild coastal tea shrub leaves.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Chai mmea