Kirundi
ibiyara
Word parts: ibi-yara
ee-bee-YAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiibiyaraee-bee-YAH-rahsoon
Englishwhite potatoessoon
Frenchpommes de terresoon
Meaning
Starchy round tubers, pale-skinned, eaten boiled or fried; a variant of ibiraya.
Good to know
plural of ikiyara (iki-/ibi- class); variant of ikiraya.
Examples
- Ibiyara biratekwa hamwe n'imboga.White potatoes are cooked together with vegetables.
- Mbega ibiyara biragurwa ku isoko rya kare?Are white potatoes bought at the morning market?
- Ibiyara ntibimera hose mu gihugu.White potatoes do not grow everywhere in the country.
- Tuzotera ibiyara mu murima mu kwezi guteguza.We will plant white potatoes in the field next month.
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