Kirundi
igitumbatumba
Word parts: igi-tumbatumba
ee-ghee-toom-bah-TOOM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiigitumbatumbaee-ghee-toom-bah-TOOM-bahsoon
Englishtrunk of banana tree after banana is cutsoon
Frenchtronc du bananiersoon
Meaning
the stalk of a banana plant that remains after the fruit has been harvested.
Good to know
trunk of banana tree after banana is cut
Examples
- Twakuye igitumbatumba mu murima.We removed the banana trunk from the field.
- Ese igitumbatumba gikoreshwa mu kurisha inka?Is the banana trunk used to feed the cattle?
- Nta gitumbatumba twasize mu murima w'imigano.We left no banana trunk in the banana field.
- Umuhinzi yatemye igitumbatumba kugira ngo igiti gishasha kimere.The farmer cut the old trunk so a new shoot could grow.
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