Kinyarwanda
amasasa
Word parts: ama-sasa
ah-mah-SAH-sah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamasasaah-mah-SAH-sahsoon
Englishfloor tilessoon
Frenchcarreaux de solsoon
Meaning
Flat slabs used to cover or pave a floor; floor tiles.
Good to know
plural of isasa (i-/ama- class).
Examples
- Amasasa y'inzu yacu yari meza cyane.The floor tiles of our house were very nice.
- Ese bashyizeho amasasa mato cyangwa manini?Did they install small or large floor tiles?
- Nta masasa asigaye mu iduka.No floor tiles remain in the shop.
- Tuzashyiraho amasasa mashya mu cyumba cyo kuraramo.We will install new floor tiles in the bedroom.
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