kuyenga

How to say it

Meaning

to scorch or burn food while cooking it.

Good to know

used of food left too long over the fire.

Examples

• Umukobwa yayenze ibiryo kubera yaje kuvugana ku gasimu.The girl burned the food because she got caught up talking on the phone.
• Ntuyenge umuceri, ugenzure umuriro.Don't burn the rice, watch the fire.
• Ese uyenze indagara?Did you burn the beans?
• Nimba udakurikiranye, uzoyenga ifu.If you don't pay attention, you'll burn the flour porridge.