ikirende

How to say it

Meaning

a long gourd; also a person or animal of a very gentle, guileless disposition.

Good to know

gourd (long); person or animal of very nice disposition, no malice i-rendevu rendezvous (from Fr.)

Examples

• Twarimye ikirende mu murima w'inyuma y'inzu.We planted a long gourd in the field behind the house.
• Ese uwo mugabo ni ikirende koko?Is that man really as gentle as they say?
• Nta kirende na kimwe camera muri uyu mwaka mu murima wacu.Not a single gourd of that kind grew this year in our garden.
• Imbwa yabo ni ikirende, ntiyica n'uwo itazi.Their dog is gentle, it doesn't even bite a stranger.

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