Kinyarwanda
bisi
BEE-see
How to say it
KinyarwandabisiBEE-seesoon
Englishrawsoon
Frenchcru, vert, pas mûr, mouillé, fraissoon
Meaning
not yet ripe, cooked, or dried; raw, unripe, or still moist and fresh.
Good to know
raw, green, unripe, wet, fresh
Examples
- Iyi ndimu iracyari bisi.This lemon is still unripe.
- Ntukarye inyama bisi.Don't eat raw meat.
- Imbuto zicyari bisi ntizishobora kurenga iminsi myinshi.Fruits that are still unripe can't last many days.
- Ibirayi biracyari bisi, ntibiraturika.The potatoes are still raw, they aren't cooked yet.
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