mkungu

Swahili

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Noun

mkungu (m-mi class, plural mikungu)

1. stem of bananas (a complete stem with many fruit, larger than a hand or bunch)
2. The Indian almond tree, Terminalia catappa.

Related terms

• kungu

See also

• mgomba (“banana plant”)
• ndizi (“banana fruit”)