Kirundi
kumiragura
Word parts: ku-miragura
koo-mee-rah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikumiragurakoo-mee-rah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto swallow gluttonouslysoon
Frenchavaler gloutonnementsoon
Meaning
to swallow food greedily or gluttonously.
Good to know
an intensive form of kumira describing eating without chewing, out of greed.
Examples
- Umuhungu aramiragura ifunguro ryose adasize agasigaza.The boy gulps down all the food, leaving nothing.
- Ntimumiragure ifunguro, mufate umwanya.Don't gobble your food, take your time.
- Ese imbwa iramiragura inyama?Does the dog gulp down meat?
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