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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