ikigombo

How to say it

Meaning

a handle, as of a cup; also a tire.

Good to know

Covers both a handle on a vessel and, in modern speech, a vehicle tire.

Examples

• Ikigombo c'igikombe caravunitse.The handle of the cup broke off.
• Ese ikigombo c'imodoka carakendereye?Has the car's tire gone flat?
• Nta kigombo na kimwe cari gisigaye ku gikombe, vyose vyavunitse.Not a single handle was left on the cup, it was all broken.
• Bazosimbura ikigombo c'iyo mvi imbere y'urugendo rurerure.They will replace that wheel's tire before the long trip.

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