imizingo

How to say it

Meaning

Folds or rolls, as in a piece of cloth or the hem of a garment.

Good to know

plural of umuzingo (umu-/imi- class); refers to cloth folds, distinct from umusozo (basket hem).

Examples

• Umudozi arunganya imizingo y'impuzu mbere yo kuyicuruza.The tailor finishes the hems of the garments before selling them.
• Ese iyi mizingo y'igitenge irakomeye?Are the hems of this fabric well made?
• Ico gitambaro ntikigira imizingo myiza.That cloth does not have neat hems.
• Umudozi azosubiramwo imizingo itameze neza.The tailor will redo the hems that are not well made.