noun

Plural amankangala 

MEANING.

A kind of plant. English name is bitter apple or bitter cucumber

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS.

Nil

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

FIGURATIVE -  Kateeka ni mankangala, tafukatilwa, MEANING: The president is a thorn bush; he can only be approached at a distance.