Kirundi
ikiyoba
Word parts: iki-yoba
ee-chee-YOH-bah
How to say it
Kirundiikiyobaee-chee-YOH-bahsoon
Englishpeanutsoon
Frencharachidesoon
Meaning
a small oily edible seed that grows underground, eaten roasted or ground into paste.
Good to know
peanut, groundnut
Examples
- Twarimye ikiyoba muri uyu mwaka.We planted groundnuts this year.
- Ikiyoba ni kiza kiryohereye igihe cokanywe.Groundnuts taste good when they are roasted.
- Yaguze agatebo k'ibiyoba ku isoko.She bought a basket of groundnuts at the market.
- Ntawubura ibiyoba kw'isoko none.You will not fail to find groundnuts at the market today.
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