Kirundi
ikiraya
Word parts: iki-raya
ee-kee-RAH-yah
How to say it
Kirundiikirayaee-kee-RAH-yahsoon
Englishwhite potatosoon
Frenchpomme de terresoon
Meaning
a starchy round tuber vegetable, pale-skinned, eaten boiled or fried.
Good to know
class 7/8 noun; distinguished from ikijumbu (sweet potato).
Examples
- Twateka ikiraya kugira turye.We cooked potatoes to eat.
- Waraguze ibiraya ku isoko?Did you buy potatoes at the market?
- Nta biraya bisigaye mu nzu.There are no potatoes left in the house.
- Tuzotera ibiraya ku gisozi.We will plant potatoes on the hill.
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