Definition of "kungu" [kungu]

• A winged aquatic insect supposed to belong to the culicid genus Corethra. It arises in swarms from Lake Nyassa. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "_ -- Went down to confluence of the Misinjé and came to many of the eatable insect "kungu," -- they are caught by a quick motion of the hand holding a basket."
• "We saw clouds of "kungu" gnats on the Lake; they are not eaten here."
• "Chaga * - kungu "bunch of fruit"; Bemba cikungo (fi -) ca nkonde "a bunch of bananas," cikungo ce sabi "a bunch of fish strung together," cikungo ca nyanje "ears of maize tied up in a bunch.""