umutsima

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Meaning

a stiff, dough-like staple food made from cooked cornmeal or cassava flour.

Good to know

eaten with the hands, usually with a sauce or vegetables, much like ugali.

Examples

• Twafunguye umutsima n'imboga.We ate umutsima with vegetables.
• Mama ateka umutsima ku gitondo.Mom cooks umutsima in the morning.
• Umutsima uragumye, ushobora gucibwamwo ibice.The umutsima is firm, you can cut it into pieces.
• Nta muntu arya umutsima adakarabye ibiganza.No one eats umutsima without washing their hands.