Kirundi
kuvuguta
Word parts: ku-vuguta
koo-voo-GOO-tah
How to say it
Kirundikuvugutakoo-voo-GOO-tahsoon
Englishto blow with bellowssoon
Frenchsouffler avec un soufflet, attisersoon
Meaning
to blow on a fire with bellows, to stoke a fire, or to squeeze juice out of bananas.
Good to know
to blow with bellows; to stoke (fire); to squeeze out banana juice
Examples
- Umucuzi yaravuguta umuriro w'icuma.The blacksmith worked the bellows on the forge fire.
- Ndavuguta imborogoma kugira ngo turonke urwagwa.I am squeezing the bananas to get the juice out.
- Ntukavugute umuriro cane, uzowaka inzu.Don't stoke the fire too much, you'll set the house ablaze.
- Yavugutse ibitoke kugira ngo abone amazi yabyo.He pressed the bananas to get their juice.
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