igisubiramuhira

How to say it

Meaning

a woman who has left several marriages and ultimately returns to settle at her parents' home.

Good to know

an old-fashioned, judgmental village term, occasionally applied to a man in the same situation.

Examples

• Bamuvuze ko ari igisubiramuhira kubera ko yavuye ku bagabo batatu.They called her igisubiramuhira because she had left three husbands.
• Ese ni ukuri ko ari igisubiramuhira?Is it true that she is a igisubiramuhira?
• Ntabwo ari igisubiramuhira, aravuye ku mugabo umwe gusa.She is not a igisubiramuhira, she left only one husband.
• Ba sogokuru bavuga ivy'igisubiramuhira mu migani yabo.The elders speak of the igisubiramuhira in their old sayings.