Kirundi
guhimba
Word parts: gu-himba
gu-HI-mba
How to say it
Kirundiguhimbagu-HI-mbasoon
Englishto be satisfiedsoon
Frenchêtre rassasié, manger beaucoupsoon
Meaning
to eat or drink far more than is proper, or to be drunk.
Good to know
a coarse, disapproving word — never used neutrally, always implying gluttony or drunkenness.
Examples
- Uwo musore arahimba inzoga za buri musi.That young man drinks himself senseless every day.
- Ntuhimbe ku muhango w'undi muntu.Do not gorge yourself at someone else's celebration.
- Yarahimbye mu muhango wo kubatiza.He got drunk at the baptism celebration.
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