Kirundi
tugutu
too-GOO-too
How to say it
Kirunditugututoo-GOO-toosoon
Englishyellowsoon
Frenchjaunesoon
Meaning
a warm colour spanning yellow, orange, and reddish-purple hues.
Good to know
covers a broader colour range than the English words yellow/orange/purple suggest; context usually makes the exact shade clear.
Examples
- Iyo mpuzu ni tugutu.That cloth is a warm yellow-orange colour.
- Amashu yeze aca aba tugutu.The greens turn a golden-orange colour once they ripen.
- Sinkunda impuzu za tugutu.I don't like clothes in that yellow-orange colour.
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