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avoka
a-VO-ka
pear
French: la poire
Nasombi avoka na zando.
I bought a pear at the market.
J'ai acheté un avocat au marché.
Pear — fruit chosen by hand at the market. Avoka is bought ripe from a vendor's basket. In a culture where fresh fruit is everyday food, judging a good one by its give under the thumb is a small ritual of the stall.
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