guhoza

How to say it

Meaning

to calm, comfort, or reassure someone who is upset, or to cool something down.

Good to know

The causative of guhora — the same verb that covers cooling hot food and cooling a hot temper also covers comforting a grieving person.

Examples

• Baje kumuhoza inyuma y'urupfu rw'umuvyeyi wiwe.They came to console him after his parent's death.
• Uraza kumhoza ryari?When are you coming to comfort her?
• Nta wamuhoza, umubabaro wiwe ni mwinshi.No one could comfort him, his grief is too great.
• Yahoje ifunguro imbere yo kuriha abana.She cooled the food before serving it to the children.