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Kirundi

kwuburuka

Word parts: kw-uburuka

kwoo-boo-ROO-kah

How to say it

Kirundikwuburukakwoo-boo-ROO-kahsoon
Englishto peelsoon
Frenchépluchersoon

Meaning

to peel away, as skin does after a burn, or to flip back to right side up.

Good to know

to peel (vi) (skin after a burn); to become right side up

Examples

  • Uruhu rwe rwararuburutse inyuma y'igisusuruko.His skin peeled after the burn.
  • Icupa caruburuse igihe twacigaraguza.The bottle flipped right side up when we set it down.
  • Ntiruburuka ako kanya, birashobora gufata iminsi.It does not peel right away, it can take days.

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