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Kirundi

kumongora

Word parts: ku-mongora

ku-mo-NGO-ra

How to say it

Kirundikumongoraku-mo-NGO-rasoon
Englishto plucksoon
Frenchplumersoon

Meaning

to remove the feathers from a chicken or other fowl, especially after killing it for food.

Good to know

a common kitchen task before cooking poultry.

Examples

  • Mama aramongora inkoko imbere yo kuyiteka.Mother plucks the chicken before cooking it.
  • Wamenye kumongora inkoko?Do you know how to pluck a chicken?
  • Ntafise umwanya wo kumongora izi nkoko zose.I don't have time to pluck all these chickens.
  • Tuzomongora inkoko ejo mu gitondo.We will pluck the chicken tomorrow morning.

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