gutara

How to say it

Meaning

to put something near a fire in order to dry, scorch, or roast it.

Good to know

also used of rain that fails to fall on time, and idiomatically of someone who stubbornly insists they are right and takes their case to the chief.

Examples

• Umukecuru aratara inyama ku muriro.The old woman roasts the meat by the fire.
• Ntitara imvura muri uku kwezi.The rain is not late this month.
• Mbega waratariye iki ku muriro?What did you put by the fire to dry?
• Tara iyo nzoga ahashushe gato!Put that beer somewhere a bit warm!

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