Kirundi
ingamba
in-GAHM-bah
How to say it
Kirundiingambain-GAHM-bahsoon
Englishyoung bean leavessoon
Frenchjeunes feuilles de haricotsoon
Meaning
the first pair of tender leaves on a young bean plant.
Good to know
young bean leaves (when only the first two leaves are there)
Examples
- Ibiharage biratanze ingamba.The beans have sprouted their first leaves.
- Wabonye ingamba ku biharage vyacu?Did you see the first leaves on our beans?
- Ingamba zaratitse kubera izuba.The young bean leaves withered because of the sun.
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