Kirundi
gucagagura
Word parts: gu-cagagura
goo-chah-gah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundigucagaguragoo-chah-gah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto break to bitssoon
Frenchbriser en morceaux, hachersoon
Meaning
to break or chop something into many small pieces.
Good to know
to break to bits, chop up in pieces
Examples
- Umugabo arashaka gucagagura ikigori.The man wants to chop up the maize.
- Ntibashaka gucagagura ibiti.They don't want to chop the wood to bits.
- Yamaze gucagagura inyama.She has finished chopping up the meat.
- Bazogerageza gucagagura amabuye.They will try to break the stones to bits.
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