Kirundi
uruhige
Word parts: uru-hige
oo-roo-HEE-geh
How to say it
Kirundiuruhigeoo-roo-HEE-gehsoon
Englishgrasshoppersoon
Frenchsauterellesoon
Meaning
a jumping insect with long back legs that eats crops and leaves.
Good to know
grasshopper
Examples
- Uruhige rwaraguye ku mababi y'imbuto.A grasshopper landed on the crop leaves.
- Abana bariko baragwiza uruhige mu murima.The children are chasing grasshoppers in the field.
- Ese wigeze urya uruhige?Have you ever eaten grasshopper?
- Nta ruhige rusigaye ku bimera vyacu.No grasshoppers remain on our plants.
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