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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