umukobeko
oo-moo-koh-BEH-koh
How to say it
Kirundiumukobekooo-moo-koh-BEH-koh
Englishcontour ditch (against erosion)
Frenchfossé anti-érosif
Meaning
A trench dug across a hillside along its contour, to hold rainwater and stop the soil from being washed away.
Good to know
Plural imikobeko, the usual form: guca imikobeko, to dig contour ditches; grass is planted along them.
Examples
- Twaciye imikobeko mu murima wacu uri ku gasozi.We dug contour ditches in our hillside field.
- Umukobeko ubuza amazi gutwara isi.A contour ditch stops the water from carrying away the soil.
Forms
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