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muzitsa

moo-ZEE-tsah

How to say it

Kirundimuzitsamoo-ZEE-tsahsoon
Englishwisdom toothsoon
Frenchdent de sagessesoon

Meaning

one of the molar teeth that typically grows in during adulthood, at the back of the mouth.

Good to know

You talk about muzitsa when discussing dental health.

Examples

  • Muzitsa ikunze kuza mu myaka y'ubugimbi.The wisdom tooth usually comes in the teenage years.
  • Umuganga arashaka ko nza kumwereka muzitsa yanjye.The doctor wants me to show him my wisdom tooth.
  • Muzitsa wanje wansohotse mu myaka mirongwibiri.My wisdom tooth came in when I was twenty.
  • Ntabwo muzitsa wiwe wari waramuraze.His wisdom tooth had not hurt him.

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