Kinyarwanda
amapiripiri
Word parts: ama-piripiri
ah-mah-pee-ree-PEE-ree
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamapiripiriah-mah-pee-ree-PEE-reesoon
Englishchili pepperssoon
Frenchpimentssoon
Meaning
Small hot peppers used to spice food; chili peppers.
Good to know
plural of ipiripiri (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Amapiripiri atera mu murima wacu araryoshye.The chili peppers growing in our garden are tasty.
- Ese ukunda amapiripiri make cyangwa menshi?Do you like a little or a lot of chili peppers?
- Nta mapiripiri twashyize muri iyi saha.We put no chili peppers in this dish.
- Tuzatera amapiripiri menshi impeshyi itaha.We will plant many chili peppers next dry season.
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