"kiungo" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kiungo.flac Forms: kiungo class VII [canonical], viungo class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From ki- + -unga (“to join; to season”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|ki|unga|alt2=-unga|t2=to join; to season}} ki- + -unga (“to join; to season”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kiungo class VII (plural viungo class VIII)
  1. spice (plant matter used to season or flavour food)
    Sense id: en-kiungo-sw-noun-sEV1V2eB Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with ki- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with ki-: 70 30
  2. a junction or joint, esp. a part of the body where bones join
    Sense id: en-kiungo-sw-noun-oJnnQY-3 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

Inflected forms

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