malenge

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malenge (n class, plural malenge)

1. pumpkin (orange vegetable plant)

   Synonym: boga

   • 2021 December 16, “Wakenya wapata faraja mashambani baada ya corona kuwatimua mjini”, in BBC News Swahili‎^[1]:

     Alianza kilimo cha malenge, mtama, tomato na sukuma wiki - na sasa anauza bidhaa zake katika soko la nyumbani.

     He started cultivating pumpkin, millet, tomato and sukuma wiki - and now he sells his products in the domestic market.