Kirundi
agahori
Word parts: aga-hori
a-ga-HO-ri
How to say it
Kirundiagahoria-ga-HO-risoon
Englishgrasshoppersoon
Frenchsauterellesoon
Meaning
a small jumping insect with long hind legs, a grasshopper.
Good to know
class 12 noun (plural utuhori); grasshoppers are traditionally caught and eaten as a snack in Burundi.
Examples
- Agahori kariguruka mu murima.A grasshopper is flying in the field.
- Waraboneye agahori?Did you see a grasshopper?
- Nta gahori mfise mu gikapu.I have no grasshopper in the basket.
- Abana bazafata utuhori ejo.The children will catch grasshoppers tomorrow.
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