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kiungo.

spice (plant matter used to season or flavour food)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. spice (plant matter used to season or flavour food)

    class-vii

  2. junction or joint, esp. a part of the body where bones join

    class-vii

  3. body part, organ

    class-vii
    kiungo cha binadamu
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Proto-Sabaki *ki- Swahili ki- Swahili -unga Proto-Bantu *-ò Proto-Sabaki *-o Swahili -o Swahili kiungo From ki- + -unga (“to join; to season”) + -o.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.