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Kisamvu

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 21, 2025 · 1 definition
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Kisamvu definition 1

Kisamvu/majani ya mihogo (Cassava leaves)

"Kisamvu ni chakula cha utamaduni (Cassava leaves is traditional food)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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August 2025

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