Kirundi
gusahura
Word parts: gu-sahura
goo-sah-HOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundigusahuragoo-sah-HOO-rahsoon
Englishto stealsoon
Frenchvolersoon
Meaning
to steal or plunder, especially to strip a burning house of everything in it.
Good to know
usually implies large-scale or opportunistic theft, not petty pickpocketing.
Examples
- Abasahuzi barasahuye urugo rwose.The thieves plundered the whole homestead.
- Ntawushaka gusahura urugo rwaka umuriro.No one wants to loot a burning house.
- Wigeze usahurwa n'abantu witaga inshuti?Have you ever been robbed by people you thought were friends?
- Bazosahura ivyo bisigaye igihe umuriro uzoshira.They will strip whatever's left once the fire dies down.
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