gukuka

How to say it

Meaning

to rise or swell, as dough containing yeast.

Good to know

used specifically for bread dough or similar leavened mixtures rising.

Examples

• Umutsima urakuka nimba ushizwemwo ivi rihagije.The dough rises if enough yeast is put into it.
• Ese uwo mutsima warakutse neza?Has that dough risen properly?
• Ntiwakutse kubera ko ivi ryari rishaje.It didn't rise because the yeast was old.
• Uwo mutsima uzokuka mu masaha abiri.That dough will rise within two hours.