Kinyarwanda
agatambaro
Word parts: aga-tambaro
ah-gah-tahm-BAH-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaagatambaroah-gah-tahm-BAH-rohsoon
Englishsmall clothsoon
Frenchchiffonsoon
Meaning
a small piece of cloth or fabric, such as a rag.
Good to know
diminutive of umutambaro (cloth); often refers to a rag or small towel.
Examples
- Mpa agatambaro nyoze ibiganza.Give me the cloth so I can wipe my hands.
- Agatambaro kari he?Where is the cloth?
- Nta gatambaro gasukuye nsigaranye.I have no clean cloth left.
- Nzagura agatambaro gashya.I will buy a new cloth.
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