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Kinyarwanda

amavuta

ah-mah-VOO-tah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaamavutaah-mah-VOO-tahsoon
Englishbuttersoon
Frenchbeurre, huile, graissesoon

Meaning

a fatty substance such as butter, cooking oil, or animal fat.

Good to know

butter, oil, fat

Examples

  • Dukaranga ibiryo mu mavuta.We fry food in oil.
  • Amavuta y'inka akoreshwa mu gutegura ifunguro.Cow butter is used in cooking.
  • Ese ufite amavuta yo gukaranga?Do you have oil for frying?
  • Amavuta menshi ntabwo afasha ubuzima bwiza.Too much fat is not good for one's health.

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