Kinyarwanda
amakoti
Word parts: ama-koti
ah-mah-KOH-tee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamakotiah-mah-KOH-teesoon
Englishcoatssoon
Frenchmanteauxsoon
Meaning
Garments worn over other clothes for warmth or protection; coats or jackets.
Good to know
plural of ikoti (i-/ama- class); loanword from English 'coat'.
Examples
- Amakoti yacu yari ashyushye cyane mu gihe cy'imbeho.Our coats were very warm during the cold season.
- Ese ugurira he amakoti meza?Where do you buy good coats?
- Nta makoti nsigaranye mu bwinjiriro.I have no coats left in the closet.
- Tuzagura amakoti mashya ku isoko ejo hazaza.We will buy new coats at the market soon.
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