Kinyarwanda
amapasi
Word parts: ama-pasi
ah-mah-PAH-see
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamapasiah-mah-PAH-seesoon
Englishironssoon
Frenchfers à repassersoon
Meaning
Hand-held appliances heated to press wrinkles out of clothing; irons.
Good to know
plural of ipasi (i-/ama- class); loanword.
Examples
- Amapasi abiri yacu yangiritse.Our two irons broke.
- Ese ufite amapasi akora neza?Do you have irons that work well?
- Nta mapasi dufite muri iyi nzu.We don't have irons in this house.
- Nzagura amapasi mashya cyumweru gitaha.I will buy new irons next week.
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