Kirundi
kuyungubiza
Word parts: ku-yungubiza
koo-yoo-ngoo-BEE-zah
How to say it
Kirundikuyungubizakoo-yoo-ngoo-BEE-zahsoon
Englishto eat by sucking onlysoon
Frenchmanger en suçantsoon
Meaning
to eat something by sucking on it slowly, as one does with candy.
Good to know
near-synonym of kuyongobeza.
Examples
- Abana barayungubiza inzoga zabo buhoro buhoro.The children are slowly sucking on their sweets.
- Ntukayungubize iyo nyama, ubandanye.Don't just suck on that meat, get on with it.
- Ese arayungubiza iki?What is he sucking on?
- Yayungubije ibonbo kugeza yaryoherewe n'ubuki.He sucked on the candy until he could taste the honey in it.
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