Kirundi
igicuma
Word parts: igi-cuma
ee-gee-CHOO-mah
How to say it
Kirundiigicumaee-gee-CHOO-mahsoon
Englishgourdsoon
Frenchcalebassesoon
Meaning
A gourd, a hard-shelled fruit often dried and used as a container.
Good to know
class 7 noun.
Examples
- Twambika amata mu gicuma.We store milk in the gourd.
- Igicuma caratunganijwe neza.The gourd was well crafted.
- Tuzokoresha igicuma mu kunywera urwagwa.We will use the gourd to drink banana beer.
- Nta gicuma na kimwe gisigaye.Not a single gourd is left.
The same word in
Not yet checked by a native speaker.