Kirundi
inconco
een-CHOHN-choh
How to say it
Kirundiinconcoeen-CHOHN-chohsoon
Englishsmall horn for tobaccosoon
Frenchpetite corne à tabacsoon
Meaning
a small horn used as a container for tobacco or snuff.
Good to know
noun; a traditional accessory for snuff-takers.
Examples
- Sekuru yashize itabi mu nconco.Grandfather put tobacco in the small horn.
- Ufise inconco yo gushira itabi?Do you have a horn to hold tobacco?
- Nta nconco asigaje mu mufuko wiwe.He didn't leave a snuff-horn in his pocket.
- Abakurambere bakoresha inconco mu gusangira itabi.The elders used snuff-horns to share tobacco.
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