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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