mboga

n.

1. cabbage, vegetables. Cabbage. A cool-season vegetable crop (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) requiring temperatures of 15-20°C for optimal growth; also used generally for vegetables.

Example: Mbatata itiagĩrĩirũo kũigwo handũ harĩa ingĩ ciigĩtwo, kũrĩa irio ingĩ, dawa ya kũhũra mũgũnda kana mboga ingĩ ciigĩtwo. (Potatoes should not be stored in a space where other potatoes are kept, where other foodstocks, chemicals or fertilizers are kept.); Nĩ maũndũ marĩkũ mabataranagia ũkũria-inĩ wa mboga bũrũri-inĩ wa Kenya? (What are the growing requirements for cabbages in Kenya?); Mboga nĩ mũmera wa kũndũ kũrĩ heho na ũbataraga ũrugarĩ wa ithimo cia kuuma 15°C nginya 20°C (Cabbage is a cool season crop which requires an optimum growth temperatures range of 15- 20° C.)