okeje

How to say it

Meaning

cooked directly over fire or hot coals until browned; grilled or roasted.

Good to know

Describes meat, fish, or maize cooked over an open flame or embers, as opposed to boiled (biteke) or fried.

Examples

• Inyama zacu ni okeje, ntizatetswe mu mazi.Our meat is grilled, it wasn't boiled in water.
• Wipfuza ifi okeje canke iteke?Do you want grilled fish or boiled fish?
• Ibi biryo ntabwo ari okeje, ni biteke.This food isn't grilled, it's boiled.
• Ejo tuzokwokya inyama tuyigire okeje.Tomorrow we'll cook the meat and grill it.