Kirundi
umucungwa
Word parts: umu-cungwa
oo-moo-CHOON-gwah
How to say it
Kirundiumucungwaoo-moo-CHOON-gwahsoon
Englishorangesoon
Frenchorangesoon
Meaning
a round citrus fruit with orange skin and sweet juicy flesh.
Good to know
class 3/4, plural imicungwa.
Examples
- Ndakunda kunywa umutobe w'umucungwa.I like to drink orange juice.
- Ugura umucungwa umwe gusa?Are you buying just one orange?
- Umucungwa ntuba mwiza igihe cyose.An orange isn't always good.
- Umwana yariye umucungwa wose.The child ate the whole orange.
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