Kirundi
igikweme
Word parts: igi-kweme
ee-ghee-KWEH-meh
How to say it
Kirundiigikwemeee-ghee-KWEH-mehsoon
Englishground corn that has first been roastedsoon
Frenchmaïs moulu préalablement grillésoon
Meaning
roasted maize that has been ground into a coarse meal.
Good to know
ground corn that has first been roasted
Examples
- Twariye igikweme mu nzira.We ate roasted ground corn on the road.
- Ese ukunda igikweme?Do you like roasted corn meal?
- Nta gikweme catubaye uyu munsi.There was no roasted corn meal for us today.
- Nyina yamuhaye igikweme kugira ngo arye ku nzira.His mother gave him roasted corn meal to eat on the road.
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