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maba
MA-ba
palm nuts / palm fruit
French: noix de palme / fruits de palme
Tokoki mafuta kowuta na maba.
We extract oil from palm nuts.
Nous extrayons de l'huile des noix de palme.
Maba — palm nuts (Elaeis guineensis); the source of mafuta ya mabe (palm oil), the cornerstone cooking fat of Congolese cuisine. Whole maba are also boiled and eaten directly.
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