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coastal [noun]

Dafu la kamba

Maana (Definition)

A green coconut harvested at peak maturity when the coconut water is sweetest and meat is tender.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

prime green coconut with rich water

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

dafu la kamba

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Coastal Swahili
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mvuvi alitukatia dafu la kamba kutuliza kiu baada ya kazi."

Translation: The fisherman chopped open a prime green coconut to quench our thirst after work.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
DafuAmnazikionjo
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