Kirundi
iteke
ee-TEH-keh
How to say it
Kirundiitekeee-TEH-kehsoon
Englishsmall edible root similar to yamssoon
Frenchracine semblable à l'ignamesoon
Meaning
a small edible tuber similar to a yam, boiled or roasted and eaten.
Good to know
small edible root similar to yams
Examples
- Twarateguye iteke ku mugoroba.We cooked the small yam tuber for supper.
- Waraguze amateke ku isoko?Did you buy yam tubers at the market?
- Nta teke twasize mu gitebo.We left no yam tubers in the basket.
- Amateke arera neza mu murima wacu.The yam tubers grow well in our field.
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