Kirundi
amavuta
ah-mah-VOO-tah
How to say it
Kirundiamavutaah-mah-VOO-tahsoon
Englishoilsoon
Frenchhuile, beurresoon
Meaning
A fatty substance such as butter, cooking oil, or animal fat.
Good to know
core food vocabulary.
Examples
- Shira amavuta mu ndobo.Put oil in the pan.
- Amavuta arashize mu buriro.The oil is finished in the kitchen.
- Ntamavuta menshi mu biryo byiwe.There isn't much oil in his food.
- Yaguze amavuta yo guteka.He bought cooking oil.
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