Kirundi
igitovu
Word parts: igi-tovu
ee-ghee-TOH-voo
How to say it
Kirundiigitovuee-ghee-TOH-voosoon
Englishthistlesoon
Frenchchardonsoon
Meaning
a thistle, a prickly weed.
Good to know
thistle
Examples
- Igitovu caramutera mu kuguru.A thistle pricked him in the leg.
- Ese igitovu kirera hafi y'urwuzi?Does the thistle grow near the river?
- Nta gitovu twabonye mu murima wacu.We found no thistle in our field.
- Umuhinzi yakuye ibitovu vyose mu murima.The farmer removed all the thistles from the field.
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