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madesu
ma-DE-su
beans
French: haricots
Fungola tini ya madesu mpo na kolamba bilei.
Open the can of beans to cook food.
Ouvre la boîte de haricots pour préparer à manger.
Madesu — beans. Across the Congos, madesu na loso (beans and rice) is the everyday workman's plate at the maquis (small restaurant). Affordable protein, served by women who have served the same plate for thirty years.
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