horo

How to say it

Meaning

mild or not bitter in taste, said especially of cassava (imyumbati).

Good to know

The same root also gives amahoro, peace, used in the well-known greeting Amahoro! and its reply Ni amahoro / Ego, ni amahoro, meaning roughly "is all well?" and "all is well.".

Examples

• Iyi myumbati ni horo, sivyivye.This cassava is mild, it's not bitter.
• Ese hari imyumbati ihoro muri ubu busitani?Is there any mild cassava in this garden?
• Iyo myumbati ntabwo iri horo, irivyivye cane.That cassava is not mild, it's very bitter.
• Amahoro! -- Ego, ni amahoro.Peace be with you! -- Yes, all is well.