indimi

Kirundi

igitumbura

Word parts: igi-tumbura

ee-ghee-toom-BOO-rah

How to say it

Kirundiigitumburaee-ghee-toom-BOO-rahsoon
Englishdoughnutsoon
Frenchbeignetsoon

Meaning

a fried dough ball or fritter, similar to a doughnut.

Good to know

doughnut, donut, fritter, sinker

Examples

  • Twaguze ibitumbura ku isoko.We bought fritters at the market.
  • Ese igitumbura kiratetse neza?Is the fritter well cooked?
  • Nta gitumbura twasigaranye igihe abashitsi bagera.We had no fritters left when the guests arrived.
  • Umwana yariye igitumbura kimwe gusa.The child ate only one fritter.

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