kiazi

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kiazi

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kiazi (ki-vi class, plural viazi)

1. potato (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable)

• kiazi ulaya

• kiazi kikuu (“yam”)
• kiazi kitamu (“sweet potato”)
• kiazi sukari (“beet”)