noun

Plural: batute

MEANING1

Cassava.

Example of use

Tute wa buuta Meaning: White cassava.

Tute aya icibi uno mwaka Meaning: The cassava roots have penetrated far into the ground this year.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Kalundwe

PROVERBS

Tute ukulula ni pa mwina (ni mwibala)

Literal translation

Cassava is only bitter in the garden.

Meaning

 You can only be fussy about food when there is plenty of it. Also: when you are in need, be content with what you have. Beggars can't be choosers.

Bemba meaning

Ukuyumya ninshi numona fimbi. Imicendo nimukuti umwene pall fimbi ifyakusalapo. Leelo nga nupamfiwa, wamonafye kamo, teeti ukacende.

 

Similar proverbs

1. Kalundwe ukulula ni mwibala (ni pa mwina).

2. Ukukaana ilya musha, kano uli na noko uwakonkako