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swahili [noun]

Dangu

Maana (Definition)

A shrub bearing edible sweet-sour yellow berries wrapped in papery calyces.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

cape gooseberry plant (Physalis peruviana)

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

dangu / matunda ya sungura

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

"Watoto walikusanya dangu mwituni na kuzila kama kitafunio."

Translation: Children gathered cape gooseberries in the bush and ate them as a snack.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
tunda la mwitustrawberry za kienyeji
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