Kirundi
igishimbo
Word parts: igi-shimbo
ee-gee-SHEEM-boh
How to say it
Kirundiigishimboee-gee-SHEEM-bohsoon
Englishbeansoon
Frenchharicotsoon
Meaning
A small kidney-shaped seed cooked as a staple food; a bean.
Good to know
singular of ibishimbo.
Examples
- Igishimbo kimwe kirashobora kumera.A single bean can sprout.
- Tuzotera igishimbo mu murima w'iwacu.We will plant beans in our field.
- Nta gishimbo na kimwe casigaye mu gikoni.Not a single bean is left in the kitchen.
- Igishimbo kiratanga intungamubiri nyinshi.The bean provides many nutrients.
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