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mũcongo

n. · class 1/2

  1. stalk by which yam is attached to corm

Example: "Nĩkĩ ũngĩenda kuona afrika ya mũhuro? Kĩrĩa ingĩenda kuona afrika ya mũhuro nĩ mũcongo wa Nelson Mandela." — What would you like to see in South Africa?

Related words

  • gĩconga — immature yam tuber
  • conga — to sharpen an end, shape (a wedge, and similar things.), taper; make thin, lanky