Kirundi
ipiripiri
i-pi-ri-PI-ri
How to say it
Kirundiipiripirii-pi-ri-PI-risoon
Englishhot peppersoon
Frenchpimentsoon
Meaning
a small, very hot pepper used to spice food, also called ipilipili.
Good to know
A variant of ipilipili; the source of the well-known 'peri-peri' spice name.
Examples
- Iyi supu ifise ipiripiri nyinshi.This soup has a lot of hot pepper.
- Waba uzi kuvanga ipiripiri neza?Do you know how to mix hot pepper well?
- Nta piripiri ngira muri iyi supu.I have no hot pepper in this soup.
- Ejo bazokwongera ipiripiri mu nyama.Tomorrow they will add hot pepper to the meat.
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