noun

Plural - amacungwa

MEANING

An orange

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS.

olenji

 OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTION.

Diminutive – akalicungwa

Augmentative - icilicungwa

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS.

Nil

PROVERBS

Icungwa lyakwiba licila ilyobe ukulowa

Literal translation

The stolen orange always tastes sweeter than your own.

Meaning

Something that is yours, you cannot like it but admire something from your friend.

Bemba Meaning

Ico uikwatile kuti nucisuula, ulekumbwa icili ku mubiyo, nomba nga wakwata cilya cine icamubiyo, elyo wamona ukuti kanshi tapali ukupusana. Ifya mubumfisolo nefya mubucenjeshi, fiwama lilya line.