Kirundi
umukebe
Word parts: umu-kebe
oo-moo-KEH-beh
How to say it
Kirundiumukebeoo-moo-KEH-behsoon
Englishsmall tin boxsoon
Frenchpetite boîte en fer-blancsoon
Meaning
a small metal tin or box.
Good to know
class 3/4, plural imikebe.
Examples
- Yabitse amafaranga mu mukebe.He kept the money in a tin box.
- Ese ufise umukebe wo gushirwamo isukari?Do you have a tin box to put sugar in?
- Umukebe waracitse.The tin box broke.
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