Kinyarwanda
agacuri
Word parts: aga-curi
ah-gah-CHOO-ree
How to say it
Kinyarwandaagacuriah-gah-CHOO-reesoon
Englishcliffsoon
Frenchfalaisesoon
Meaning
a steep, near-vertical rock face or drop; a small cliff or precipice.
Good to know
cliff
Examples
- Agacuri kari hejuru cyane, ntukegere!The cliff is very high, don't get close!
- Umwana yaguye ku gacuri.The child fell off the cliff.
- Uzabona agacuri nyuma y'iyo misozi.You'll see the cliff beyond those hills.
- Nta muntu ushobora kuzamuka kuri ako gacuri.No one can climb up that cliff.
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