Kirundi
urusoro
Word parts: uru-soro
oo-roo-SOH-roh
How to say it
Kirundiurusorooo-roo-SOH-rohsoon
Englishshellsoon
Frenchdouille (d'arme à feu)soon
Meaning
the metal casing of a bullet or cartridge.
Good to know
shell (of gun)
Examples
- Basanze urusoro hasi kw'aho bararaswe.They found the cartridge on the ground where the shots were fired.
- Ese urusoro rurashobora gukoreshwa incuro nyinshi?Can a cartridge casing be used more than once?
- Nta rusoro rwabuze mu bikoresho vy'igisirikare.No cartridge casing was missing from the army's supplies.
- Umusirikare yatoye urusoro amenye ivyabaye.The soldier picked up the cartridge to learn what happened.
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