Cucumber definition in English

Cucumber is a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled.

Cucumber in Swahili

Cucumber in Swahili is called tango.

Tango is pronounced as TAHN-goh.

Maana ya tango katika Kiswahili/ Meaning of tango in Swahili

Tango ni tunda refu na nene linalotokana na mmea unaotambaa na ambalo huliwa bila kupikwa, tunda la mtango.

Mtango ni aina ya mmea utoao matunda ya matango yaliyo marefu na membamba.

Example in a sentence/ Mfano katika sentensi

Tango ni nzuri kwa ngozi. (Cucumber is good for the skin.)

Ninaongeza tango kwenye saladi. (I’m adding cucumber to the salad.)