"mbalungi" meaning in Swahili

See mbalungi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mbalungi.flac Forms: mbalungi class III [canonical], mibalungi class IV [plural]
Etymology: From m- + balungi. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m-|balungi}} m- + balungi Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mbalungi class III (plural mibalungi class IV)
  1. grapefruit tree

Inflected forms

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